Guanabacoa

Distrito de Guanabacoa
District
Guanabacoa
Flag of Distrito de Guanabacoa
Flag
Coat of arms of Distrito de Guanabacoa
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Villa de Pepe Antonio
Location of Guanabacoa in Havana
Location of Guanabacoa in Havana
Coordinates: 23°12′0″N 82°30′0″W / 23.20000°N 82.50000°W / 23.20000; -82.50000
Country Cuba
Province Havana
Founded1581
Wards (Consejos Populares)Chivas-Roble, Debeche-Nalon, Hata-Naranjo, Mañana-Habana Nueva, Minas-Barreras, Peñalver-Bacuranao, Villa I, Villa II
Area
[1]
 • Total127 km2 (49 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total128,666
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-7

Guanabacoa is a colonial township in eastern Havana, Cuba, and one of the 15 municipalities (or boroughs) of the city. It is famous for its historical Santería and is home to the first African Cabildo in Havana. Guanabacoa was briefly the capital of Cuba in 1555 after Havana was attacked by French pirate Jacques de Sores.[3] This gave rise to the Cuban saying “Like putting Havana in Guanabacoa,” which is used to describe trying to fit something too large into a space too small.[4] Guanabacoa was the site of the Battle of Guanabacoa, a skirmish between British and Spanish troops as part of the larger Battle of Havana during the Seven Years' War.

  1. ^ Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  2. ^ "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  3. ^ DePalma, Anthony (2020). The Cubans: Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times. [New York, New York]. pp. Ch. 4. ISBN 978-0-525-52244-7. OCLC 1124909216.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Depalma. The Cubans. pp. Ch. 4.