Vedado

Vedado
Distrito del Vedado
Vedado District
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Country Cuba
Province Havana
MunicipalityPlaza de la Revolución
Founded1858
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2023)
108,369
Time zoneEST
Area code(+53) 7
Vedado from the Hotel Habana Libre

Vedado (Spanish: El Vedado, Spanish pronunciation: [el βeˈðaðo]) is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar / Playa district, Vedado is a more modern part of the city than the areas to the east, developed in the first half of the 20th century, during the Republic period. In 2016 it was described by one commentator as the city's "most affluent" section.[1] The main street running east to west is Calle 23, also known as "La Rampa". The northern edge of the district is the waterfront seawall known as the Malecón, a famous and popular place for social gatherings in the city. The area popularly referred to as 'Vedado' consists of the wards (consejos populares) of Vedado, Rampa, Vedado-Malecón and Carmelo, all in the municipality of Plaza de la Revolución.

  1. ^ Naomi Larsson (September 5, 2016), "Havana's Dirty Truths", The Guardian, Cities