Havana
Havana
Provincia La Habana | |
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| Nickname: City of Columns[1] | |
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| Coordinates: 23°08′12″N 82°21′32″W / 23.13667°N 82.35889°W | |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Region | Occidente |
| Founded | 1514[2] |
| Relocated | 16 November 1519 (current location) |
| Municipalities | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gobierno Provincial de La Habana |
| • Governor | Yanet Hernández Pérez (PCC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 728.26 km2 (281.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 59 m (195 ft) |
| Population (2012)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,154,454 |
| • Estimate (2024) | 1,749,970 |
| • Rank | 8th in North America 1st in Cuba |
| • Density | 2,958/km2 (7,660/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Habanero, -a |
| GDP (nominal, 2023) | |
| • Capital city | $21.4 billion[4] |
| • Per capita | $9,900 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (UTC−05:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (UTC−04:00) |
| Patron saint | San Cristóbal |
| HDI (2019) | 0.834[5] – 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 | the Caribbean |
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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 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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- ↑ "TelluBase—Cuba Fact Sheet" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ↑ "Subnational Human Development Index". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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