{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name = | official_name = Marianao | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Havana|Municipality]] of [[Havana]] | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = ElObelisco.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = "El Obelisco", Carlos J. Finlay Memorial | image_map = Havana Map - Marianao.png | mapsize = | map_caption = Location of Marianao in Havana | pushpin_map = <!-- Cuba --> | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Marianao in Cuba | pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Cuba}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Cuba|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[File:Coat_of_arms_of_La_Habana.svg|20px]] [[Havana|La Habana]] | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = <!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date = | established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> | established_date2 = <!-- Area ---------------------> | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = <ref name=statoids>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids|date=July 2003| access-date=2007-10-06}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 22 | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> | area_water_km2 = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of = 2022 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 134,057 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- General information --------------->| timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|23|05|0|N|82|26|0|W|region:CU|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = +53-7 | parts_type = Wards (''Consejos Populares'') | parts_style = para | p1 = [[CAI-Los Ángeles]] | p2 = [[Libertad, Havana|Libertad]] | p3 = [[Pocito-Palmas]] | p4 = [[Pogoloti-Belén-Finlay]] | p5 = [[Santa Felicia]] | p6 = [[Zamora-Cocosolo]] | website = | footnotes = }} '''Marianao''' is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (''[[municipio]]s'' in Spanish) in the city of [[Havana]], [[Cuba]]. It lies 10 kilometres southwest of the original city of Havana, with which it is connected by the Marianao [[railway]]. In 2022 the municipality had a population of 134,057.<ref name="citypopulation">{{Cite web |title=Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/cuba/admin/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> Marianao is on a range of hills of about 1500 above [[sea level]] and is noted for its salubrious [[climate]].<ref>Encyclopædia Britannica</ref> The city dates back to 1830.
==Overview== As Havana expanded during the 1930s and 1940s, Marianao became a suburb of the city.
A famous landmark is the monument built to honor [[Carlos Finlay|Carlos Juan Finlay]], a doctor who helped eradicate [[yellow fever]] in Cuba in the 19th century. It is shaped like a syringe. The monument is at the junction of Calles 100 and 31, close to several major hospitals.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}
Marianao is home to the famous [[Tropicana Club]] and was home to the [[Oriental Park Racetrack]]. One of the most notable foods made in Marianao is "Pollo A La Barbacoa".
==Personalities==<!-- New links in alphabetical order please --> *[[Alicia Alonso]], [[prima ballerina assoluta]] *[[Camilo Marin]], jockey agent *[[Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg]], spouse of [[Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg]] *[[Jorge Enrique González Pacheco]], poet and cultural entrepreneur *[[Luis Tiant]], baseball player
==Twin towns== *{{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Carmen Municipality|Carmen]]''' ([[Campeche]], [[Mexico]]) *{{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Zapopan, Jalisco|Zapopan]]''' ([[Jalisco]], [[Mexico]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zapopan.gob.mx/soy-turista/relaciones-internacionales/ |title=Relaciones Internacionales {{!}} Gobierno Municipal de Zapopan 2010 - 2011 |website=www.zapopan.gob.mx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925163902/http://www.zapopan.gob.mx/soy-turista/relaciones-internacionales/ |archive-date=2011-09-25}} </ref><ref>Asuntos Internacionales y Ciudades Hermanas</ref>
==References== *{{EB1911|wstitle=Marianao}} {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} {{Portal|Cuba}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060103073434/http://www.chtv.cubasi.cu/carpetas/provincias/capital/municipioscapital/marianaos.htm Details of municipality] (Spanish) *[https://www.cibercuba.com/lecturas/el-obelisco-de-marianao-se-encuentra-en-la-plaza-carlos-j-finlay El Obelisco de Marianao] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090916204608/http://www.lenzayas.com/Marianao/Marianao.htm Description of Marianao before the 1959 Revolution]
{{Adjacent communities | Centre = Marianao | N = [[Playa, Havana|Playa]] | NE = [[Plaza de la Revolución]] | E = [[Cerro, Havana|Cerro]]<br />[[Boyeros]] | S = [[Boyeros]] | W = [[La Lisa]] }} {{Havana municipalities}} {{Authority control}}
[[Category:Municipalities of Havana]] [[Category:1830 establishments in the Spanish Empire]]