Cerro, Havana

Cerro, historic El Cerro is a municipality in the rank of Municipalities of Havana.

Cerro is located in the western center of the Cuban capital. He has an areal extent of 10.19 square kilometers. Cerro home to 122 999 inhabitants ( census 2012), which corresponds to a population density of 12,070.6 people per square kilometer.

History

El Cerro is located outside the city walls of the original Old Town. In 1803 there began to build their houses Messrs. José María Rodríguez and Francisco Betancourt. Their example was followed very quickly many other Habaneros. In 1807 the first church was built of wood.

For about twenty years (1820-1840) was El Cerro the chosen place for the families resident in Havana to spend their summer vacation. The Health Home Casa de Salud del Centro Asturiano llamada La Covadonga was a local recreation center. Many noblemen built their villas here. In 1843 there were five large relaxation homes and hundreds of family units, some of which were known for their luxurious amenities.

The motto El Cerros is " El Cerro tiene la llave " ( " El Cerro has the key "). This goes back to the fact that led through the territory of present-day municipality numerous aqueducts to supply the former urban area with fresh water from nearby rivers. Some of these, such as the Zanja real, there are today.

In the course of municipal reform in 1976, Cerro was given the status of a total of 15 municipios of the city of Havana.