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Havana (/ h ə ˈ v æ n ə /; Spanish: La Habana [la aˈβana] ⓘ) [5] is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. [6] It is the most populous city, the largest by area, and the second largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region.
Map of Cuba Havana, Capital of Cuba Santiago de Cuba Camagüey Holguín Santa Clara Guantánamo. This is a list of cities in Cuba with at least 20,000 inhabitants, listed in descending order. Population data refers to city proper and not to the whole municipality, because they include large rural areas with several villages.
Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola (Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital. Cuba is the third-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with about 10 million ...
Old Havana (Spanish: La Habana Vieja) is the city-center (downtown) and one of the 15 municipalities (or boroughs) forming Havana, Cuba. It has the second highest population density in the city and contains the core of the original city of Havana. The positions of the original Havana city walls are the modern boundaries of Old Havana.
Casablanca (Spanish pronunciation: [kasaˈβlaŋka]) is a ward (consejo popular) of the city of Havana, the capital of Cuba, belonging to the municipal borough of Regla. It is situated to the east of the entrance to Havana Harbor.
In 1563, the Capitán General (the Spanish Governor of the island) moved his residence from Santiago de Cuba to Havana, by reason of that city's newly gained wealth and importance, thus unofficially sanctioning its status as capital of the island. On December 20, 1592, King Philip II of Spain granted Havana the title of City (ciudad). Later on ...
Opposite the site are the city walls demolished in 1863. The National Capitol of Cuba , also known as Capitolio Nacional de La Habana (National Capitol of La Habana) , and often simply referred to as El Capitolio (The Capitol) , is a public edifice in Havana , the capital of Cuba .
The Palacio de los Capitanes Generales is the former official residence of the Spanish Empire's governors (Captains General) of Havana, Cuba, and in the Post-Colonial Period was for many time the City Hall. Located on the eastern side of the Plaza de Armas in Old Havana it is home to the Museum of the City of Havana (Museo de la Ciudad). It ...