Boyeros

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subdivision_name1 = Ciudad De La Habana
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established_date = 1976 (Municipality)
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footnotes = Boyeros is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs ("municipios" in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba.

The municipality was created in 1976, and amalgamated the town of Santiago de Las Vegas. It lies on the south-west side of the city and extends towards the José Martí International Airport.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Boyeros had a population of 188,593.Cite web| url=http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm| title=2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality| author= Atenas.cu| year= 2004| accessdate=2007-10-06 Es icon] With a total area of km2 to mi2|134|abbr=yes|wiki=yes,Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids| year=2003| month=July| accessdate=2007-10-06 ] it has a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|1407.4|abbr=yes.

It is divided into seven "consejos populares" - Santiago de las Vegas, Nuevo Santiago, Boyeros, Wajay, Calabazar, Altahabana and Armada. [http://www.habanaenlinea.cu/mihabana/municipios/boyeros.html ]

History

During the 18th, 19th and early part of the 20th century, large waves of Canarian people emigrated to Boyeros. [Cite web| url= http://www.produccionesdelmar.com/longina/emigracion/cancub.html|title=Canarios in Cuba|accessdate=2007-10-18 es icon]

ee also

*Municipalities of Cuba
*List of cities in Cuba

References

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