La Habana Province

La Habana Province, formerly known as Ciudad de La Habana Province, is a province of Cuba, that includes the territory of the city of Havana, capital of the Republic. Between 1878 and 2010, the name referred to another province,[3] which covered a much more extensive area, and was subdivided into the present-day provinces of Artemisa (which also took over three municipalities from Pinar del Río), and Mayabeque.

For other uses of "La Habana", see Havana.
La Habana Province
Province of Cuba
Flag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 22°48′49″N 82°45′48″W
CountryCuba
CapitalLa Habana
Area
 • Total721.28 km2 (278.49 sq mi)
Highest elevation
59 m (194 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total2,130,517
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s)+53-47
Websitewww.cubagob.cu/

The territory of the province is the seat of the superior organs of the State and of its provincial administration.

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 first Province of Havana was divided into Havana City Province (capital) and Havana Province, with the areas surrounding the capital. The first of them integrated the territories of the metropolitan region of Havana, basically, the old municipalities of Havana, Marianao, Guanabacoa, Regla, Santiago de las Vegas and Santa María del Rosario as well as other adjoining areas.[4]

On August 1, 2010, the National Assembly decided another modification of the territorial organization of Cuba, segmenting the then known as the Province of Havana, colloquially called "Habana Campo" in two new provinces, denominated Artemisa Province, to the west, and Mayabeque Province, to the east, which implied that, as of January 1, 2011 (date of the entry into force of said resolution), there would only be one Cuban province that would be called "from Havana", instead of two; reason why it was also agreed to change the denomination of "Province of Havana City" to that of "Province of Havana", without any need for further additions for, thus, to distinguish or individualize it. In addition, three municipalities of the Pinar del Río Province (Bahía Honda, Candelaria and San Cristóbal) were transferred to the new Province of Artemisa.

Between 1976 and 2010, the provincial administration of the then known as the Province of Havana had its headquarters in the territory of the Havana City Province, since it lacked capital of its own.

It was divided into two new provinces of Artemisa and Mayabeque on January 1, 2011.[5]

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 combines 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.[6]

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[7]

See also

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.
  3. Old Province of La Habana (in Spanish)
  4. History of the new Habana Province
  5. Cuba tiene dos nuevas provincias Archived 2010-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  6. The 15 municipalities of the Havana Province
  7. 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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