Habana

Havana is the capital city, biggest city, province, most important port, and leading commercial center of Cuba. The city has a population of two.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a complete of 781.58 km2 making it the largest metropolis by means of region, the most populous city, and the fourth biggest metropolitan area within the Caribbean place. The metropolis of Havana was based through the Spanish in the sixteenth century and due to its strategic location it served as a springboard for the Spanish conquest of the Americas, turning into a stopping factor for treasure-weighted down Spanish galleons returning to Spain.

The King Philip II of Spain granted Havana the title of City in 1592. Walls as well as forts had been built to protect the vintage metropolis. The sinking of the U.S. Battleship Maine in Havana's harbor in 1898 become the instant purpose of the Spanish American War. The city is the center of the Cuban government, and domestic to numerous ministries, headquarters of businesses and over 90 diplomatic offices. The cutting-edge mayor is Marta Hernández of the Communist Party of Cuba. In 2009, the town/province had the third maximum earnings inside the country.