San Miguel del Padrón

San Miguel del Padrón
Municipality of Havana

A road in San Miguel

Location of San Miguel del Padrón in Havana
Coordinates: 23°05′47″N 82°19′36″W / 23.09639°N 82.32667°W / 23.09639; -82.32667Coordinates: 23°05′47″N 82°19′36″W / 23.09639°N 82.32667°W / 23.09639; -82.32667
Country  Cuba
Province Ciudad de La Habana
Wards (Consejos Populares) Diezmero, Dolores-Veracruz, Jacomino, Luyanó Moderno, Rocafort, San Francisco de Paula
Area[1]
 • Total 26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation 50 m (160 ft)
Population (2004)[2]
 • Total 159,273
 • Density 6,125.9/km2 (15,866/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s) +53-7

San Miguel del Padrón is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (municipios in Spanish) in which is divided the city of Havana, Cuba. It is on Havana's south-eastern outskirts, stretching from Ciudad Mar to Diezmero and from Reparto Mañana to Caballo Blanco.

Overview

This vast demographic area was unpopulated in the late 1940s, with small pockets of wealthy and land owners. It became heavily populated during the early 1960s with the emergence of Corea (name given to a stretch of terrain clandestinely occupied by the homeless after being evicted from the main city areas) and new houses along the main street (Calzada de San Miguel). By the mid 1960s the town became administratively adjacent to Guanabacoa.

San Miguel has been notorious for musicians, professional dancers and afro Cuban religious practitioners (Santería, Lukumi, Palo). During the early 1970s it was judicially declared one of the most troublesome towns in Havana due to a high degree of black market goods and comestibles.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of San Miguel del Padrón had a population of 159,273.[2] With a total area of 26 km2 (10 sq mi),[1] it has a population density of 6,125.9/km2 (15,866/sq mi).

At present, residents extending out of a radius from Virgen del Camino, Martin Perez, Diezmero, San Francisco de Paula y Juanelo identify as sanmiguelinos. Thus, Making this geographic area a vastly populated region of Havana.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  2. 1 2 Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-06.

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