Havana
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.
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| Coordinates: 23°08′12″N 82°21′32″W / 23.13667°N 82.35889°WCoordinates: 23°08′12″N 82°21′32″W / 23.13667°N 82.35889°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Region | Occidente |
| Established | Nov 16, 1519 (current place) |
| Founded by | Diego Velazquez de Cuéllar |
| Municipalities | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gobierno Provincial de La Habana |
| • President of People's Power Provincial Assembly | Yanet Hernandez (PCC) |
| Area | |
| • Capital municipality and province | 727.37 km2 (280.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 59 m (195 ft) |
| Population (census 2012) | |
| • Capital municipality and province |  1,929,432 hab |
| • Estimate (2024) |  2,160,623 hab |
| • Rank | 4th in North America 1st in Cuba |
| • Density | 2,892/km2 (7,490/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,793,752 hab |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total | $41.1 billion[2] |
| • Per capita | $19,100 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (UTC−05:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (UTC−04:00) |
| Postal code | 10xxx–19xxx |
| ISO 3166 code | CU-03 |
| Patron saint | San Cristóbal |
| HDI (2019) | 0.834[3] – 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 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.
Havana Media
Havana in 1690, according to the Atlas Van der Hagen. British Library.
Havana Cathedral, 1748–1777
Havana Harbor entrance in 1841 by Bibliographisches Institut for Meyer's Universum.
Raising the Cuban flag on the Governor General's Palace at noon on 20 May 1902
Paseo del Prado, Havana, in 1909.l
Capitol Building, Havana, in 1933, photomechanical print (postcard)
Fidel Castro and his men in the Sierra Maestra, ca. 1957
City Hall and "Plaza de Armas", 1937
Comite Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba (Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party)
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References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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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