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Section sizes

Section size for Havana (52 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	12,156	12,156
Etymology	1,108	1,108
History	59	15,259
16th century	3,177	3,177
17th century	1,679	1,679
18th century	2,524	2,524
19th century	2,210	2,210
20th century	4,271	4,271
21st century	1,339	1,339
Administration	3,058	3,058
Geography	16	12,667
Location	1,221	1,221
Climate	8,127	8,127
Municipalities	3,303	3,303
Demography	2,146	10,273
Ethnic breakdown	6,241	6,241
Religion	1,886	1,886
Economy	3,531	13,686
Commerce and finance	1,946	1,946
Tourism	3,452	3,452
Poverty and slums	4,757	4,757
Transport	16	6,266
Airports	700	700
Rail	2,583	2,583
Interurban	502	502
Tramway	1,115	1,115
Roads	1,350	1,350
Education	1,589	1,589
Landmarks and historical centers	3,542	3,542
Culture	15	40,256
Symbols	902	902
Architecture	3,189	28,169
Spanish	7,005	7,005
Neoclassical	5,521	5,521
Art deco	2,212	2,212
Modernism	7,107	7,107
Cityscape	3,135	3,135
Visual arts	3,931	3,931
Performing arts	2,572	2,572
Radio and television	29	2,522
CMQ	2,493	2,493
Festivals	52	2,145
Film Festival	2,093	2,093
Health	5,823	5,823
Sports	2,039	2,039
Notable people	59	59
Sister cities	83	83
See also	227	227
Notes	26	26
References	44	44
Bibliography	4,957	4,957
External links	2,440	2,440
Total	135,558	135,558

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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]