Greater Havana
Zona Metropolitana de la Ciudad de La Habana



1. The chinese borough of the cityside of Havana

2. The inside look of the Havana Airport

3. The agrarian university of Havana
(in the Mayabeque Region)

4. The road that leads to Beach Giron and the Province of Matanzas
CountryCuba
RegionWestern
Most populous cityHavana Cityside
(2,148,032 inhabitants in the year 2008)
FoundationMarch 1878
Center of governmentHavana Cityside
Government
  MayorReinaldo García Zapata
Area
  Total8,475.57 km2 (3,272.44 sq mi)
Highest elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total3,749,750
  Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonymhabaneros-habaneras
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
Area code+53-47
HDI (2019)0.834[3]
very high · 1st of 16
Websitewww.cubagob.cu

La Habana Province [la aˈβana] , formerly known as Ciudad de La Habana Province, is a province of Cuba that includes the territory of the city of Havana, the Republic's capital. The province's territory is the seat of the superior organs of the state and its provincial administration.

Between 1878 and 2010, the name referred to a different province that covered a much larger area, and after 1976 restructuring, the then-La Habana Province did not include the city of Havana. The larger province was subdivided in 2010 into the present-day provinces of Artemisa (which also took over three municipalities from Pinar del Río) and Mayabeque.

History

The Province of Havana was created in 1878, is one of the 6 original provinces in which the island was divided, still under Spanish colonial rule.

In the political administrative division of 1976, in which the country was divided into 14 provinces, the original Province of Havana was divided into Havana City Province (Ciudad de La Habana; the capital) and Havana Province (areas surrounding the capital). Havana City Province integrated the territories of the metropolitan region of the capital, including Havana, Marianao, Guanabacoa, Regla, and Santiago de las Vegas. From 1976 until 2010, the provincial administration of Havana Province had its headquarters located in Havana City Province, since it lacked a capital of its own.

On August 1, 2010, the National Assembly made another modification of the territorial organization of Cuba, segmenting the then-Province of Havana (the areas surrounding the capital), colloquially called "Habana Campo", in two new provinces; Artemisa Province to the west, and Mayabeque Province to the east.[4] With this change, which went into effect as of January 1, 2011, Havana City Province became known simply as Havana Province, as differentiation was no longer needed. Additionally, three municipalities of Pinar del Río Province (Bahía Honda, Candelaria and San Cristóbal) were transferred to the new Artemisa Province.

Municipalities

The actual municipalities of the Havana Province. The red colored municipalities (which acts as boroughs) are the original City of Havana while the rest in green are municipalities that combine to be part of the Metropolitan Havana and Province.

Before 1961, Havana was the official name only of the central municipality of a conurbated area that included at least 6 municipalities: Havana, Marianao, Regla, Guanabacoa, Santiago de las Vegas and Santa María del Rosario-Cotorro. Currently, the territory that occupies the old municipality of Havana (former Villa of San Cristóbal de La Habana) is divided into 6 municipalities (Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana Vieja, Centro Habana, Diez de Octubre, Cerro, Arroyo Naranjo), and Boyeros (Altahabana). The city, as it is conceived at the present time, includes all the provincial territory, also includes the territories of 9 municipalities that were not part of old Havana municipality, which are: Playa, Marianao, La Lisa, Guanabacoa, Regla, Habana del Este, San Miguel del Padrón, Cotorro and Boyeros.

MunicipioPopulationArea (Km2)Density
Arroyo Naranjo
200,451
82
2,445 / km2
Boyeros
188,217
130
1,448 / km2
Centro Habana
140,234
3
46,745 / km2
Cerro
122,999
10
12,300 / km2
Cotorro
77,066
66
1,168 / km2
Diez de Octubre
206,052
12
17,171 / km2
Guanabacoa
115,180
129
893 / km2
La Habana del Este
174,493
141
1,238 / km2
La Habana Vieja
87,772
4
21,943 / km2
La Lisa
136,231
37
3,682 / km2
Marianao
134,529
22
6,115 / km2
Playa
179,647
35
5,133 / km2
Plaza de la Revolución
147,789
12
12,316 / km2
Regla
42,420
10
4,242 / km2
San Miguel del Padrón
153,066
26
5,887 / km2
Total in the City (Proper) 1,093,514 253 4,322/ km2
Total in the Province 2,106,146 719 2,929/ km2

Neighborhoods

Municipality Sections, neighborhoods and towns
Arroyo NaranjoPoey, Santa Amalia, Mantilla, La Palma, Víbora Park, Los Pinos, Managua, Calvario, Güinera, Eléctrico, Párraga.
BoyerosSantiago de las Vegas, Rancho Boyeros, Calabazar, Abel Santmaría, Fontanar, Wajay, Altahabana, Capdevila, Aldabó.
Centro HabanaCayo Hueso, Dragones (Barrio Chino), Colón, Los Sitios, Pueblo Nuevo.
CerroEl Cerro, Casino Deportivo, Las Cañas, Palatino, El Canal.
CotorroSanta María del Rosario, Cotorro, Cuatro Caminos, Alberro.
Diez de OctubreVíbora, Santos Suárez, Lawton, Luyanó, Sevillano, Vista Alegre, Tamarindo.
GuanabacoaGuanabacoa, Chibás, D'Beche, Minas, Barreras, La Jata.
La Habana del EsteAlamar, Camilo Cienfuegos, Guiteras, Villa Panamericana, Cojímar, Guanabo, Boca Ciega, Campo Florido.
La Habana ViejaBarrios del casco histórico, Tallapiedra
La LisaLa Lisa, Alturas de la Lisa, Arroyo Arenas, Punta Brava, Arimao, El Cano, San Agustín, La Coronela.
MarianaoLos Quemados, Pogolotti, Los Pocitos, Santa Felicia, El Palmar, Belén, Zamora, Coco Solo.
PlayaMiramar, Buenavista, La Ceiba, La Sierra, Kolhi, Siboney, Atabey, Santa Fe, Jaimanitas, Flores, Cubanacán, Almendares.
Plaza de la RevoluciónEl Vedado, Nuevo Vedado, Príncipe, Plaza, Puentes Grandes.
ReglaRegla, Casablanca.
San Miguel del PadrónSan Miguel, Diezmero, Alturas de Luyanó, Rocafort, San Fco. de Paula, Jacomino, California, Juanelo, La Rosalía, La Fernanda.

Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas 2010[5]

References

  1. Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas de la República de Cuba - Consultado en agosto de 2010
  2. "Cuba: Administrative Division - Provinces and Municipalities" (PDF). ONEI. 2 April 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  4. Cuba tiene dos nuevas provincias Archived 2010-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Mejor atención al pueblo y más funcional Archived 2010-07-26 at the Wayback MachineDiario Granma Archived 2013-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
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