Cotorro

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Cotorro
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Location of Cotorro in Havana
Coordinates: 23°01′34″N82°14′51″W / 23.02611°N 82.24750°W / 23.02611; -82.24750
CountryFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Province Official flag of Havana, Cuba.svg  Havana
Wards (Consejos Populares) Alberro, Cuatro Caminos, Lotería, San Pedro-Centro Cotorro, Santa Maria del Rosario, Magdalena-Torriente
Government
  PresidentYaima Valle Barrios
Area
[1]
  Total66 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population
 (2004) [2]
  Total74,650
  Density1,131/km2 (2,930/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
Area code +53-7

Cotorro, or San Pedro del Cotorro, is one of the 15 municipalities (municipios in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba.

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Overview

The municipality is situated by the Carretera Central (Central Highway), and main autopista (motorway). Cotorro is 16 km from Old Havana. Its foundation dates to 1822. By the end of the 1950s, Cotorro had grown in such a way that it was exceeding in extension and population to the head of the municipality.

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References

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  2. Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2007-10-06.