Centro Habana is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (municipios in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba. A chinatown - Barrio Chino - is also located in this district. It is a smaller municipality of Havana, and it has the highest population density.
Centro Habana | |
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 Centro Havana seen from Hotel Habana Libre | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Centro Habana in Havana | |
| Coordinates: 23°08′0″N 82°23′0″W / 23.13333°N 82.38333°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Ciudad de La Habana |
| Wards (Consejos Populares) | Cayo Hueso, Colón, Dragones, Los Sitios, Pueblo Nuevo |
| Area | |
• Total | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 132,451 |
| • Density | 33,000/km2 (86,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-7 |
Centro Habana is divided into five consejos populares (wards): Cayo Hueso, Colón, Dragones, Los Sitios and Pueblo Nuevo.
History
editThe infrastructure of the city, built 450 years ago, heavily deteriorated during the 1990s after the collapse of the Cuban-Soviet trade partnership. In 1996, restoration projects were started to improve housing and infrastructure in the Cayo Hueso community.[3]
Centro Habana was established as an administrative division in 1963 and later formally made its own municipio in 1976.[4]
Demographics
editIn 2004, the municipality of Centro Habana had a population of 158,151.[2] With a total area of 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi),[1] it has a population density of 39,537.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (102,402/sq mi).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ a b Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ Restoration Project Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - Canada International Development Research Centre
- ^ Bartolomé Bárguez, Carlos (2006). "Ciudad de La Habana. La identidad de la provincia y sus municipios" (in Spanish).
Gallery
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Calle Lazaro (close to the Malecon). -
Calle Lealtad. -
Calle Hospital. -
![Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus [es] in Calle Reina.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Iglesia_del_Sagrado_Corazon_-_Centro_Habana.JPG/90px-Iglesia_del_Sagrado_Corazon_-_Centro_Habana.JPG)
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Calle Reina. -
Casona of Calle Reina. -
Main Gate to Chinatown.
![Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus [es] in Calle Reina.](/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Iglesia_del_Sagrado_Corazon_-_Centro_Habana.JPG)
External links
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Media related to Centro Habana at Wikimedia Commons- Centro Habana guia turistica - touristic guide (Spanish)
- Hotels in Centro Habana, Cuba Travel and tourism.
