Havana

Cuba

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 was 1,749,964 inhabitants in 2024.

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Practical facts

Local time

UTC-4 · 2 h ahead of Costa Rica

Main language

Spanish

On the map

23.13° N, 82.36° W

Near Havana

• Varadero · 120 km away
• Viñales · 150 km away
• Key West · 169 km away
• Islamorada · 266 km away
• Trinidad · 286 km away
• Key Largo · 292 km away

More of Cuba

The largest island in the Caribbean, frozen in time by decades of isolation and electric with music, cigar smoke, and 1950s American cars.

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