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Boyeros () is one of the 15 municipalities in Havana, Cuba. The municipality was created in 1976, and amalgamated the town of Santiago de Las Vegas. It lies on the southwestern side of Havana and includes José Martí International Airport.

Key facts

Settlement.established_date
1976 (Municipality)
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipal borough in Havana
Settlement.image_skyline
Boyeros sign.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Welcome sign in Boyeros near airport
Settlement.image_map
Havana Map - Boyeros.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Boyeros in Havana
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Boyeros in Cuba
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Cuba
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Havana
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.area_total_km2
134
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
204,003
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
EST

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Wikidata facts

Country
Cuba
Located in
Havana
Area
134
Elevation
65
Time zone
UTC−05:00
Image
Boyeros sign.JPG
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Commons category
Boyeros
twinned administrative body
Reus
inception
1976-00-00
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Boyeros () is one of the 15 municipalities in Havana, Cuba. The municipality was created in 1976, and amalgamated the town of Santiago de Las Vegas. It lies on the southwestern side of Havana and includes José Martí International Airport.

==History== During the 18th, 19th and early part of the 20th century, large waves of Canarian people emigrated to Boyeros. In such a way, it was born the first settlement of the area known as Santiago de las Vegas. Since 1694. this name was also shortened as Las Vegas.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boyeros” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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