Habana del Este

Habana del Este
Habana del Este
Municipality of Havana
	Guanabo Beach
	Location of Habana del Este in Havana
	Coordinates: 23°09′33.0″N 82°16′15.8″W / 23.159167°N 82.271056°W
Country	Cuba
Province	Ciudad de La Habana
Wards (Consejos Populares)	Alamar Este, Alamar-Playa, Alturas de Alamar, Camilo Cienfuegos, Campo Florido, Cojímar, Guanabo, Guiteras
Area
• Total	145 km2 (56 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	173,457
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53-7

Habana del Este (Spanish for "East Havana"), also spelled La Habana del Este, is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (municipios in Spanish) forming the city of Havana, Cuba.

Geography

As its name indicates it is on the eastern side of the city, and includes the overspill towns of Camilo Cienfuegos and Alamar as well as the beach towns of Boca Ciega, Tarará, Santa María del Mar and Guanabo.^{[citation needed]}

Beaches

The chain of beaches called the Eastern Beaches (Spanish: Playas del Este) extend for 15 miles (24 km) along the north coast of Havana City province. The beaches are (named from West to East): Tarará; El Mégano; Bacuranao (has a bay shape, thick sand and a small Spanish fortress on its western side); Santa María del Mar; Boca Ciega; Guanabo; La Veneciana and Brisas del Mar. The Eastern Beaches are a popular tourist spot with excellent natural conditions, though tourist facilities are scarce and have yet to be expanded.^{[citation needed]}