Havana

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Havana

Total population

1,749,964

Air quality index

55Moderate

WeatherAvg high 86.1°F

Coordinates23.14°, -82.36°

Demographic figures from ONEI Cuba. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Havana is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. It is the most populous city, the largest by area, and the second-largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region. The population in 2021 was 2,142,939 inhabitants, and its area is 728.26 km2 (281.18 sq mi) for the capital city and 8,475.57 km2 for the metropolitan zone. Its official population however had dropped to 1,749,964 inhabitants by the end of 2024.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Cándido Camero

Cuban percussionist (1921-2020)

José Martí

Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)

Carlos Varela

Cuban singer-songwriter

César Pedroso

Cuban musician

José Raúl Capablanca

Cuban chess player (1888-1942)

José Güell y Renté

Cuban politician and author (1818–1884)

Daína Chaviano

Cuban writer

C

Chico O'Farrill

Cuban composer and musician

P

Pablo Montes

athletics competitor (1945-2008)

Mirta Yáñez

Cuban writer

A

Aliuska López

Spanish hurdler of Cuban descent

Gloria Estefan

Cuban-American singer (born 1957)

M

Magaly Carvajal

volleyball player

Andy Garcia

American actor and director (born 1956)

Alberto Korda

Cuban photographer (1928–2001)

Z

Zoraida Morales

Cuban singer (1927-2004)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Cuba

• Bazargan
  6918.3 mi away · pop. 9,000
• Qaraziadin
  6966.9 mi away · pop. 23,763
• Tazeh Shahr
  6986.2 mi away · pop. 8,629
• Salmas
  6988.3 mi away · pop. 97,060
• Marand
  7018 mi away · pop. 130,000
• Sharafkhaneh
  7018.3 mi away · pop. 4,245
• Khamaneh
  7023.3 mi away · pop. 3,056
• Bonab-e-Jadid
  7023.5 mi away · pop. 4,430
• Shabestar
  7026.8 mi away · pop. 22,181
• Parsabad
  7044.2 mi away · pop. 81,782
• Kaleybar
  7047.7 mi away
• Khosrowshah
  7051.5 mi away · pop. 12,794

Browse all places in Cuba →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Havana

Our Man in Havana

Graham Greene · 1958

Havana, Cuba

Bryan David Hall · 2021

Ordenanzas municipales de la Habana

Havana (Cuba). · 1827

Havana Storm

Clive Cussler · 2014

Ordenanzas de construccion para la cuidad de la Havana y pueblos de su termino municipal ...

Havana (Cuba) · 1915

Souvenir album from Havana, Cuba

Cuba) Harris Bros. Company (Havana · 1902

Havana Bay

Martin Cruz Smith · 1999

Havana Cuba

Edmund J. Prescottano · 2014

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Rifle Range Rd Wildfire, Collier, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-05-19 · 211 mi
• HWY 41 Wildfire, Miami-Dade, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-04-27 · 214 mi
• QUARRY 2 (13) Wildfire, Miami-Dade, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-06-15 · 221 mi
• MILE MARKER 44 FIRE - BROWARD Wildfire, Broward, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-05-23 · 228 mi
• MAX ROAD (06) Wildfire, Broward, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-05-11 · 229 mi
• Mile Marker 44 Wildfire, Broward, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-05-23 · 231 mi
• Green Gate (26) Wildfire, Hendry, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-06-14 · 235 mi
• MM-45- Broward (06) Wildfire, Broward, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-04-21 · 248 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Pink wax scale

Ceroplastes rubens

Seen 2026-06-19

Triangulate Combfoot

Steatoda triangulosa

Seen 2026-06-09

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Seen 2026-06-06

Cuban Martin

Progne cryptoleuca

Seen 2026-06-06

Gray Kingbird

Tyrannus dominicensis

Seen 2026-06-06

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Seen 2026-06-06

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Seen 2026-06-06

Lypotigris reginalis

Lypotigris reginalis

Seen 2026-06-05

Common Ground Dove

Columbina passerina

Seen 2026-06-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Havana, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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