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Section size for Havana (62 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	13,562	13,562	302	302
Etymology	1,049	1,049	131	131
History	59	19,211	0	1,895
16th century	21	3,894	0	470
Beginnings	2,106	2,106	237	237
Attacks	1,767	1,767	233	233
17th century	1,679	1,679	142	142
18th century	973	3,161	85	340
Seven Years' War	2,188	2,188	255	255
19th century	3,057	3,973	276	340
Cuban independence	916	916	64	64
20th century	680	5,292	28	492
Republican era	3,094	3,094	320	320
Post-revolution	1,518	1,518	144	144
21st century	1,153	1,153	111	111
Administration	60	6,980	0	554
Governorate (1550 - 1601)	727	727	34	34
Captaincy General (1607 - 1898)	638	638	18	18
Republic of Cuba (1901 - 1959)	1,816	1,816	88	88
Modern republic	3,739	3,739	414	414
Geography	16	12,728	0	429
Location	1,279	1,279	168	168
Climate	8,131	8,131	218	218
Municipalities	3,302	3,302	43	43
Demography	2,236	10,258	176	717
Ethnic breakdown	6,131	6,131	324	324
Religion	1,891	1,891	217	217
Economy	3,579	14,157	320	1,186
Commerce and finance	1,946	1,946	181	181
Tourism	3,871	3,871	311	311
Poverty and slums	4,761	4,761	374	374
Transport	16	6,260	0	499
Airports	694	694	88	88
Rail	2,583	2,583	241	241
Interurban	502	502	27	27
Tramway	1,115	1,115	86	86
Roads	1,350	1,350	57	57
Education	1,589	1,589	147	147
Landmarks and historical centers	3,543	3,543	15	15
Culture	14	40,721	0	3,644
Symbols	901	901	83	83
Architecture	3,193	28,438	107	2,736
Spanish	7,004	7,004	749	749
Neoclassical	5,521	5,521	711	711
Art deco	2,265	2,265	193	193
Modernism	7,298	7,298	645	645
Cityscape	3,157	3,157	331	331
Visual arts	4,087	4,087	157	157
Performing arts	2,610	2,610	166	166
Radio and television	29	2,526	0	297
CMQ	2,497	2,497	297	297
Festivals	52	2,145	0	205
Film Festival	2,093	2,093	205	205
Health	5,847	5,847	135	135
Sports	2,002	2,002	106	106
Notable people	59	59	0	0
Sister cities	83	83	0	0
See also	193	193	0	0
Notes	26	26	0	0
References	44	44	0	0
Bibliography	4,957	4,957	0	0
External links	2,457	2,457	0	0
Total	145,726	145,726	9,760	9,760

Text or other creative content from this version of Havana was copied or moved into Havana Plan Piloto with this edit. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists.

Founded by Narvaez

According to Wright, Irene Aloha (1916). The Early History of Cuba, 1492-1586. pp. 37, 59. who gets cited in some other old papers (p.27), Pánfilo de Narváez founded the settlement that would become Havana. Not sure if this has been litigated in academia in the hundred years since, but the sources in this article don't seem to contradict Wright. SamuelRiv (talk) 05:09, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Very serious problem

I am aware of the notice, but I still want to write that this article is unnecessarily and exaggeratedly long. JackkBrown (talk) 02:29, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Does the 2019 Tornado belong in the History section

Is the 2019 Tornado notable enough to have its own subsection in the history section. It is mentioned in the climate section and has its own article. It strange to see the sections progress Republican period, Revolution, 2019 Tornado, as if the tornado was the most notable thing that has happened since the revolution! Goodatphysicsbadatchess (talk) 20:20, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Confusion on Article Topic

Forgive me for sounding rash, but does the entire history of Cuba belong in an article on the city of Havana? This article appears to discuss at great lengths Cuba's history before mildly connecting it to Havana. Whisp775 (talk) 00:10, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]