Playa (Havana)
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Coordinates: 23 ° 6 ′ N , 82 ° 27 ′ W
Location of Playa in Cuba
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 Cuba
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| province | Havana |
| Residents | 175,394 (2011) |
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| surface | 35.81 |
| Population density | 4,898 inhabitants / km 2 |
| height | 30 m |
| Waters | Florida Street |
| Post Code | 11300 |
| prefix | + 53-07 |
| Time zone | UTC -5 |
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Playa ( Spanish for beach ) is a municipality with the rank of municipality in the Cuban province and capital Havana . The Playa district also includes the famous Miramar district .
In pre-Columbian times, the Taínos indigenous people settled in this area, not far from the coast and relatively close to four rivers . For this reason, especially here, one of the largest numbers of archaeological finds in the city area was recorded.
Today there are numerous embassies from foreign countries in this city district.
Miramar
Miramar is a formerly exclusive district of Havana. Today it belongs to the municipality of Playa. Before the revolution , the country's upper class lived here. Its main street, Quinta Avenida , named after New York's Fifth Avenue , is known as the most beautiful street in Cuba.
Miramar is a very green district with beautiful parks, gardens and shady areas due to the dense tree population, where the higher society of Cuba used to stroll.
Geographical location
The city district is located in the north-west of the capital and has 187,580 inhabitants on an area of 36.2 square kilometers, which corresponds to a population density of 3025.1 inhabitants / km². The length of the coastline is 12 kilometers.
Sons and Daughters of the Borough
- Roberto Moya (* 1965), discus thrower
- Niala Collazo Hidalgo-Gato (* 1983), chess player
Web links
- Mi Habana - Playa (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Miramar, famoso barrio de La Habana ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Trabajadores , accessed October 11, 2009
