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Havana
City
La Habana
Eik-name(s): 
City o Columns
Havana is located in Cuba
Havana
Havana
Location in Cuba
Coordinates: 23°08′N 082°23′W / 23.133°N 82.383°W / 23.133; -82.383Coordinates: 23°08′N 082°23′W / 23.133°N 82.383°W / 23.133; -82.383
KintraCuba
ProvinceLa Habana
Foondit1515a
Ceety status1592
Municipalities15
Govrenment
 • TeepMayor-cooncil
 • MayorMarta Hernández (PCC)
Area
 • Total728.26 km2 (281.18 sq mi)
Elevation
59 m (194 ft)
Population
(2009) Offeecial Census[1]
 • Total2,141,993
 • Density2932.3/km2 (7,595/sq mi)
Demonym(s)habanero (m), habanera (f)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
10xxx–19xxx
Area code(s)(+53) 7
Patron SauntsSaunt Christopher
a Foondit on the present steid in 1519.

Havana (Spaingie: Aboot this soondLa 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.

Internaitional relations

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Twin touns — sister ceeties

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Havana is twinned wi:

   

References

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  1. ↑ "2009 Official Census" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 7 Januar 2019. Retrieved 2 Mairch 2012.
  2. ↑ (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)
  3. ↑ (in Inglis) Latin America Population - Havana city population.
  4. ↑ (in Inglis) Capital city - capital of Spanish Cuba in 1552
  5. ↑ (in Inglis) Old Havana
  6. ↑ (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
  7. ↑ "Barcelona sister cities". W3.bcn.es. Archived frae the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 17 Apryle 2010.
  8. ↑ "Beijing-International Sister Cities". Archived frae the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2007.
  9. ↑ "Invitation for fraternization of Havana and Belgrade". Mfa.gov.rs. Archived frae the original on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 17 Apryle 2010.
  10. ↑ http://www.e-volutionperu.com. "Cusco Sister Cities". Municusco.gob.pe. Archived frae the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 17 Apryle 2010.
  11. ↑ "City of Esfahan official website – Sister Cities". Archived frae the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 20 Februar 2011.
  12. ↑ "Glasgow City Council – Twin cities of Glasgow". Glasgow.gov.uk. 3 August 2009. Archived frae the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 17 Apryle 2010.
  13. ↑ Erdem, Selim Efe (3 November 2003). "İstanbul'a 49 kardeş" (in Turkish). Radikal. Retrieved 26 Julie 2009. 49 sister cities in 2003
  14. ↑ "Hermanamientos y Acuerdos". www.munimadrid.es. 2008. Retrieved 26 Julie 2009. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  15. ↑ "Sister Cities of Manila". © 2008-2009 City Government of Manila. Archived frae the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 2 Julie 2009. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help)
  16. ↑ Sister Cities International (2007). "Cuba Directory". Archived frae the original on 15 Januar 2008. Retrieved 7 Mey 2007.
  17. ↑ Oaxaca Sister Cities Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine – Relación de la ciudades hermanadas con la ciudad de Oaxaca
  18. ↑ Granma – En La Habana vicealcalde de la ciudad de Rotterdam La delegación visitante hará la entrega oficial de una donación de implementos deportivos, en momentos en que se celebra el aniversario 25 de las relaciones entre ambas urbes
  19. ↑ "Saint Petersburg in figures – International and Interregional Ties". Eng.gov.spb.ru. Archived frae the original on 24 Februar 2009. Retrieved 17 Apryle 2010.
  20. ↑ "Memoria Anual, Agosto 2002-Agosto 2003". Archived frae the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 17 Apryle 2010.
  21. ↑ "São Paulo's 40 Sister Cities". Archived frae the original on 12 Januar 2009. Retrieved 20 Februar 2011.
  22. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 30 Juin 2009. Retrieved 30 Juin 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ↑ "Tehran, Havana named sister cities". Payvand.com. Archived frae the original on 11 Apryle 2020. Retrieved 17 Apryle 2010.
  24. ↑ New Monument to Tijuana's sister cities – Inaugura el alcalde Kurt Honold monumento dedicado a ciudades hermanas de Tijuana


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