Havana
Havana
La Habana | |
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Capital city and province | |
| Municipio de La Habana | |
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| Nickname: City of Columns[1] | |
  Havana Location in Cuba  Havana Havana (Caribbean)  Havana Havana (Gulf of Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 23°08′12″N 82°21′32″W / 23.13667°N 82.35889°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Metro Zone | Greater Havana |
| Established | November 16, 1519 (current place) |
| Municipalities | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gobierno Provincial de La Habana |
| • Governor | Reynaldo García Zapata (PCC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 728.26 km2 (281.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 59 m (195 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 2,130,872 [2] |
| • Rank | 7th in North America 1st in Cuba |
| • Density | 2,926/km2 (7,580/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Habaneros-habaneras |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total | $41.1 billion[3] |
| • Per capita | $19,100 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (UTC−05:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (UTC−04:00) |
| Postal code | 10xxx–19xxx |
| Area code | (+53) 07 |
| ISO 3166 code | CU-03 |
| Patron saint | San Cristóbal |
| HDI (2019) | 0.834[4] – very high |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Old Havana and its Fortification System |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv, v |
| Designated | 1982 (6th session) |
| Reference no. | 204 |
| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Havana (Spanish: La Habana) is the capital city of Cuba. It is the largest city of Cuba and of the Caribbean. Its population was 2.1 million in the census of 2012. It is at 23°8′N 82°23′W and is about 169 kilometres (105 mi) south-southwest of Key West, Florida in the United States. Cuba's main airport ia located in the city.
Havana is a very old city. It was founded in 1515 by Spanish explorers. Due to its important location it became a springboard for the Spanish conquest of the Americas. Also, it became a stopping point for Spanish ships returning to Spain filled with treasure. King Philip II of Spain granted Havana the title of City in 1592. Walls as well as forts were built to protect the old city. The sinking of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana's harbor in 1898 was the immediate cause of the Spanish–American War.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "How Obama's US-Cuba deal could shape Havana's future". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Demographic Yearbook of Cuba 2021/Anuario Demografico de Cuba 2021 (in Spanish)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ↑ "TelluBase—Cuba Fact Sheet" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Subnational Human Development Index". Global Data Lab. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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