Regla

Regla is one of the 15 municipalities 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: Galainela shipyard, ENA drydock, till recently operated as a joint venture with Curacao CDM and the Navy's shipyard at Casablanca, docks,including the TCH (Havana Container Terminal), the Ñico Lopez refinery, formerly Shell Refinary and popularly known as Belot Refinery due to the location, the Fluor and Wheat Mills and the 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 Senora de Regla (est. 1690) and was officially founded in 1687 (1765).

Regla has a strong patriotic tradition being home to several patriots and personalities, among others Eduardo Facciolo, executed by the colonial Spanish government for conspiring for Cuban independence and Eduardo Coyula, who reached the rank of Leutenant Colonel of the Cuban Liberation Army (Mambi Army) fighting against colonial Spain.

It is an historic known fact that the first speech with political pro-independentist overtunes delivered by National Apostle José Martí was delivered in the Liceum of Regla.

During the struggle against dictator Fulgencio Batista, the town was described as "sierra chiquita" little mountain range in alussion to the rebels in the Sierra Maestra range due to the strong opposition to Batista.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Regla had a population of 44,431.^[1] With a total area of 9 km² (3.5 sq mi),^[2] it has a population density of 4,936.8/km² (12,786.3/sq mi).

Regla is divided into Barrios or Colonias, including Reparto Modelo, La Colonia, La Loma and La Colina Lenin.

Regla is divided into three Consejos Populares (People's Council) the grassroot local government form in Cuba namely Guaicanamar, comprising Regla downtown, Loma-Modelo, comprising Regla suburbs and Casablanca, comprising the village of same name and surrounds.

Twin towns

• Corsico, Italy, since 2003
• Richmond, USA^[3]

See also

• Municipalities of Cuba
• List of cities in Cuba

References

External links

Cuba portal

• Unofficial Regla Sister City Web Site

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Coordinates: 23°07′54″N 82°20′11″W / 23.13167°N 82.33639°W / 23.13167; -82.33639

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