Santa Fe, Havana

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Santa Fe, Havana
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Coordinates: 23°04′23″N82°30′54″W / 23.073°N 82.515°W / 23.073; -82.515
Country Cuba
Province La Habana
Municipality Playa

Santa Fe is a ward (consejo popular) in the municipality of Playa in Havana, Cuba. [1]

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Geography

It is bordered on the north by the Florida Strait, on the east by Jaimanitas, a former fishing village, on the west by Playa Baracoa, and on the south by Bauta in Artemisa Province.

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