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Habana del Este

Municipality of Havana in Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba

23°09′33.0″N 82°16′15.8″W / 23.159167°N 82.271056°W / 23.159167; -82.271056CountryCubaProvinceCiudad de La HabanaWards (Consejos Populares)Alamar Este, Alamar-Playa, Alturas de Alamar, Camilo Cienfuegos, Campo Florido, Cojímar, Guanabo, GuiterasArea

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• Total145 km² (56 sq mi)Population

(2022)^[2]

• Total173,457 • Density1,200/km² (3,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)Area code+53-7

Habana del Este (Spanish for "East Havana"), also spelled La Habana del Este, is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (municipios in Spanish) forming the city of Havana, Cuba.

Geography

As its name indicates it is on the eastern side of the city, and includes the overspill towns of Camilo Cienfuegos and Alamar as well as the beach towns of Boca Ciega, Tarará, Santa María del Mar and Guanabo.^{[citation needed]}

Beaches

The chain of beaches called the Eastern Beaches (Spanish: Playas del Este) extend for 15 miles (24 km) along the north coast of Havana City province. The beaches are (named from West to East): Tarará; El Mégano; Bacuranao (has a bay shape, thick sand and a small Spanish fortress on its western side); Santa María del Mar; Boca Ciega; Guanabo; La Veneciana and Brisas del Mar. The Eastern Beaches are a popular tourist spot with excellent natural conditions, though tourist facilities are scarce and have yet to be expanded.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-06.
^ "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.