Playa, Havana
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| settlement_type = Municipality of Havana
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| image_skyline = Habana 01 2014 Miramar beachfront 7476.JPG
| image_caption = Miramar beachfront
| image_map = Havana Map - Playa.png
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| subdivision_name1 = 20px Ciudad de La Habana
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| area_total_km2 = 35
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| population_as_of = 2022
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| population_total = 178,601
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = EST
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| area_code = +53-7
| parts_type = Wards (Consejos Populares)
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| p1 = Ampliación Almendares
| p2 = Buena Vista
| p3 = Ceiba
| p4 = Cubanacán
| p5 = Miramar
| p6 = Santa Fe
| p7 = Siboney
| p8 = Sierra
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Playa is a Cuban municipality, located in the Havana province. It covers an area of 36.8 square kilometers, which makes up 8.95% of the provincial extension.
Geography
Playa is the most northwestern of the municipios. It stretches from the Almendares River in the east, to Santa Fe in the west.
It includes the upmarket district of Miramar and the former fishing village of Jaimanitas. Other districts include Flores, Náutico, Siboney, Kohly and Buenavista. Many societies and venues have been located in the area, including the Buena Vista Social Club.{{cite book |last1=Arrechea |first1=Carmen Victoria Montejo |title=Sociedades negras en Cuba: 1878-1960 |date=2004 |publisher=Editorial de Ciencias Sociales |isbn=9789590603075 |pages=243, 277 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fNV-AAAAMAAJ |language=es}}
Points of interest
{{For|points of interest in Miramar|Miramar, Havana}}
Education
Post-secondary institutions include:
Primary and secondary schools include:
- International School of Havana in Miramar"[https://web.archive.org/web/20010722212640/http://www.ishav.org/ Contact Us]." International School of Havana. Retrieved on September 29, 2015. "Address: Calle 18 #315 esquina a 5ta. Avenida, Miramar, Havana. Cuba"
- Centro Educativo Español de La Habana in Miramar"[http://www.ceehabana.com/ BIENVENIDO a nuestro Centro] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009020408/http://www.ceehabana.com/ |date=October 9, 2016 }}." Centro Educativo Español de La Habana. Retrieved on September 29, 2015. "nuestros alumnos son hijos de empresarios, diplomáticos, extranjeros residentes y ciudadanos españoles residentes en esta ciudad." and "Sede de E. Infantil y E. Primaria Avenida 5taB y 70, No. 6815 Miramar, Playa. La Habana"
- École Française de la Havane (French international school) in Siboney[http://ecolehavane.org/fr Home page (French)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141223/http://ecolehavane.org/fr |date=April 2, 2015 }}/[http://ecolehavane.org/es Home page (Spanish)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025074725/http://ecolehavane.org/es |date=October 25, 2016 }}. École Française de la Havane. Retrieved on 24 March 2015. "Ecole Primaire: Calle 15 N° 18004 entre 180 y 182 Siboney, La Habana, Cuba Collège et Lycée: Calle 182 N°1513 entre 17 y 15 Siboney, La Habana, Cuba "
See also
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References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060103073343/http://www.chtv.cubasi.cu/carpetas/provincias/capital/municipioscapital/playas.htm Cubasi] - Details of municipality (Spanish)
{{Adjacent communities | Centre = Playa | N = Straits of Florida | E = Plaza de la Revolución | S = La Lisa, Marianao | W = Bauta (Artemisa)}}
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Category:Municipalities of Havana
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