Regla, Cuba
| Regla | |
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| Municipality of Havana | |
Guaicanamar Park
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 Location of Regla in Havana |
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_-_District_Map.png) Map of the wards composing Regla |
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| Coordinates: 23°07′54″N 82°20′11″W / 23.13167°N 82.33639°WCoordinates: 23°07′54″N 82°20′11″W / 23.13167°N 82.33639°W | |
| Country |
 Cuba
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| Province |
 Ciudad de La Habana
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| Wards (Consejos Populares) | Casablanca, Guaicanimar, Loma Modelo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 44,431 |
| • Density | 4,937/km2 (12,790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | +53-7 |
Regla (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈreɣla]) is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (municipios in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba. It comprises the town of Regla, located at the bottom of Havana Bay in a former aborigine settlement named Guaicanamar, in a peninsula dividing Marimelena from Guasabacoa inlets and the village of Casablanca, located and the entry of the Havana Bay.
The town is a commercial and industrial suburb with shipyards. The Galainela shipyard and the ENA drydock until recently operated as a joint venture with Curaçao CDM and the Navy's shipyard at Casablanca, docks including the TCH (Havana Container Terminal), the Ñico Lopez refinery, formerly an Esso (EXXON) Refinery popularly known as Belot Refinery due to the location, and a Shell (Shell Oil Company) Refinery built side by side with Belot; flour and wheat mills and aviation fuel depots.
It is known for its rich colonial history, being the home town of Chacón, Guaracheros de Regla and the traditional Virgen de Regla Santería celebrations. It formed during the colonial period around the hermitage of Nuestra Señora de Regla (est. 1690) and was officially founded in 1687 (1765). In 1755 the population of Regla was 164; 789 in 1778; and 2,218 in 1810.
Regla has a strong patriotic tradition being home to several patriots and personalities, among them Eduardo Facciolo, executed by the colonial Spanish government for conspiring for Cuban independence, and Miguel Coyula, who reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Cuban Liberation Army (Mambi Army) in its fight against colonial Spain.
It is an historic known fact that the first speech with political pro-independence overtones delivered by National Apostle José Martí was delivered in the Lyceum of Regla.
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