Cerro
Cerro is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (municipios in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Cerro • Settlement Type — Municipality of Havana • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Cuba • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Ciudad de La Habana • Area Total Km2 — 10 • Population As Of — 2022 • Population Total — 124,994 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — EST • Utc Offset — -5 • Elevation M — 85 • Area Code — +53-7 • Parts Type — Wards (Consejos Populares) • Parts Style — para • P1 — Armada • P2 — Cerro • P3 — El Canal • P4 — Las Cañas • P5 — Latinoamericano • P6 — Palatino • P7 — Pilar-Atares
History
History
The area dates from 1803 when two property owners José María Rodríguez and Francisco Betancourt established residence. Their example was followed by many others. In 1807, Cerro was recognized as a town with the construction of the first wooden church, which has been replaced by the current parish buildings. Cerro was chosen by wealthy families of the capital as a place to spend the summer. In 1843 there existed five large vacation residences, with 23 others notable for their sumptuousness. There were also 273 private homes owned by wealthy families. In 1800, Cerro's population was 2,000; 2,125 in 1843; and by 1858, there were 2,530 permanent residents.
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Cited by Wikipedia
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Statoids. Municipios of Cuba. July 2003.
- 2.Atenas.cu. 2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality. 2004.
- 3.Cited in the source article.
- 4.Naomi Larsson. Havana's Dirty Truths. The Guardian. September 5, 2016.
- 5.Sherry Johnson. 'La Guerra Contra los Habitantes de los Arrabales': Changing Patterns of Land Use and Land Tenancy in and around Havana, 1763-1800. Hispanic American Historical Review. 77. 1997. 2516900.
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