Havana

Havana (, , offeecially Ciudad de La Habana, ) 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. Latin America Population - Havana city population. 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". Capital city - capital of Spanish Cuba in 1552 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. Old Havana The sinkin o the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana's haven in 1898 wis the immediate cause o the Spaingie-American War. Spanish-American War , Effects of the Press on Spanish-American Relations in 1898

Present day Havana is the centre o the Cuban govrenment, an various meenistries an heidquarters o businesses are based thare.

 Internaitional relations 
 Twin touns — sister ceeties 
Havana is twinned wi:
  Barcelona, Spain
  Beijing, Cheenae
  Belgrade, Serbie
  Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  Bogotá, Colombie
  Caracas, Venezuela
  Cartagena, Colombie
  Constanţa, Romanie
  Cusco, Peru
  Isfahan, Iran
 Glesga, Unitit Kinrick   Istanbul, Turkey
  Madrid, Spain
  La Paz, Bolivie
  Manila, Philippines
  Mobile, Unitit States
  Moscow, Roushie
  Oran, Algerie
  Oaxaca, MexicoOaxaca Sister Cities  – Relación de la ciudades hermanadas con la ciudad de Oaxaca
  Porto Alegre, Brazil
  Rotterdam, NetherlandsGranma – 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
  Saunt Petersburg, Roushie   Salvador, Brazil
  Santiago, Dominican Republic
  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  Santos, Brazil
  São Paulo, Brazil
  Seville, Spain
  Tehran, Iran
  Tijuana, MexicoNew Monument to Tijuana's sister cities – Inaugura el alcalde Kurt Honold monumento dedicado a ciudades hermanas de Tijuana
  Toledo, Spain
  Vitória, Brazil

 References 


Category:Caipitals in North Americae
Category:Populatit places in Cuba
Category:Provinces o Cuba
Category:Populatit places established in 1515