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Havana | |
|---|---|
City | |
| La Habana | |
| Eik-name(s): City o Columns | |
  Havana Location in Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 23°08′N 082°23′W / 23.133°N 82.383°WCoordinates: 23°08′N 082°23′W / 23.133°N 82.383°W | |
| Kintra | Cuba |
| Province | La Habana |
| Foondit | 1515a |
| Ceety status | 1592 |
| Municipalities | 15 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Mayor-cooncil |
| • Mayor | Marta Hernández (PCC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 728.26 km2 (281.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Population (2009) Offeecial Census[1] | |
| • Total | 2,141,993 |
| • Density | 2932.3/km2 (7,595/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | habanero (m), habanera (f) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | 10xxx–19xxx |
| Area code(s) | (+53) 7 |
| Patron Saunts | Saunt Christopher |
| a Foondit on the present steid in 1519. | |
Havana (Spaingie: 
La Habana (help·info), [la aˈβana], offeecially Ciudad de La Habana,[2]) is the caipital city, major haven, an leadin commercial centre o Cuba. The city is ane o the 14 Cuban provinces. The city/province haes 2.1 million fowk, the maistmuckle in Cuba an the secont maistmuckle in the Caribbean region, efter Santo Domingo.[3] The city stends oot maistly wastwart an soothwart frae the bay, that enters throu a narrae inlet an splits intae three main havens: Marimelena, Guanabacoa, an Atarés. The sluggish Almendares River traverses the city frae sooth til north, enterin the Straits o Florida a few mile wast o the bay.
King Philip II o Spain grantit Havana the title o City in 1592 an a ryal decree in 1634 recognised its importance bi offeecially designatin it the "Key tae the New Warld an Rampart o the Wast Indies".[4] Havana's coat o airms cairies this inscription. The Spaniards began biggin fortifications, an in 1553 thay transferred the governor's residence tae Havana frae Santiago de Cuba on the eastren end o the isle, sicweys makin Havana the de facto caipital. The importance o haven fortifications wis seen early as Inglis, French, an Dutch sea marauders atteckit the city in the 16t yeirhunner.[5] The sinkin o the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana's haven in 1898 wis the immediate cause o the Spaingie-American War.[6]
Present day Havana is the centre o the Cuban govrenment, an various meenistries an heidquarters o businesses are based thare.
- ↑ "2009 Official Census" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 7 Januar 2019. Retrieved 2 Mairch 2012.
- ↑ (in Spaingie) "Ciudad (con mayúscula) de La Habana, así se llama la provincia donde se encuentra ubicada la capital de Cuba". Archived frae the original on 12 Februar 2007. Retrieved 10 Februar 2007.
|first=missin|last=(help) - ↑ (in Inglis) Latin America Population - Havana city population.
- ↑ (in Inglis) Capital city - capital of Spanish Cuba in 1552
- ↑ (in Inglis) Old Havana
- ↑ (in Inglis) Spanish-American War Archived 2001-11-17 at the Library of Congress Web Archives, Effects of the Press on Spanish-American Relations in 1898