Havana

Cuba

Havana is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. It is the most populous city, the largest by area, and the second-largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region. The population in 2021 was 2,142,939 inhabitants, and its area is 728.26 km2 for the capital city and 8,475.57 km2 for the metropolitan zone. Its official population dropped to 1,749,964 inhabitants by the end of 2024.

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Country: Cuba
Population: 2,174,000
Latitude: 23.13° N
Longitude: 82.37° O

Which way is Havana from…

From Paris, Havana lies at 282° to the west, 7,719 km as the crow flies.

Paris	282° west	7,719 km
London	279° west	7,491 km
New York	204° south-west	2,105 km
Madrid	281° west	7,439 km
Rome	291° west	8,696 km
Montreal	201° south	2,611 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	281° west	15,674 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

West, yes, but which west? From London, a flat map puts Havana at 246°, south-west; the compass puts it at 279°, just north of west, for 7,491 km. From New York the direction feels more natural: 204°, south-west, 2,105 km away. To place Cuba’s capital, remember it shares its latitude with Muscat, and that Kingston lies 818 km to the south-east.