2. The inside look of the Havana Airport
22-517: 3. The agrarian university of Havana (in the Mayabeque Region ) La Habana Province [la aˈβana] , formerly known as Ciudad de La Habana Province , is a province of Cuba that includes the territory of the city of Havana , the Republic's capital. The province's territory is the seat of the superior organs of the state and its provincial administration. Between 1878 and 2010,
44-1045: A relevant industry sector located mainly in San José de las Lajas and Santa Cruz del Norte . Products include building materials, electrical cables, rubber industry, glass vessels, ceramics, food processing, paper processing, bio-pharmaceuticals (in Bejucal ), fishing products, and oil and gas extraction. The province also has two large Havana Club rum factories, power plants, and sugar mills; as well as important scientific institutions and an agricultural science university. Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas e Instituto de Planificación Física/2010 The most populated cities are Güines (42 000 hab.) and San José de las Lajas (37 000 hab.) 22°58′5″N 82°09′21″W / 22.96806°N 82.15583°W / 22.96806; -82.15583 ( Mayabeque Province ) Cuban National Assembly The National Assembly of People's Power ( Spanish : Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular )
66-493: A year, with the 31-member Council of State exercising legislative power throughout the rest of the year. The most recent elections were held on 26 March 2023. The number of deputies was reduced from 605 to 470 for the 2023 election . Liberal democracy is not practiced in Assembly elections in post-1959 revolutionary Cuba because the ruling Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) government does not permit competitive elections . Cuba
88-623: Is a one-party state , with the PCC being described as the "superior driving force of the society and the state" in the Constitution of Cuba , and all other political parties are illegal. There is only one candidate for each seat in the Assembly, and all candidates are nominated by committees that are firmly controlled by the PCC. Voters can either select individual candidates on their ballot , select every candidate, or leave every question blank, but voters have no option to vote against candidates. During
110-403: Is conceived at the present time, includes all the provincial territory, also includes the territories of 9 municipalities that were not part of old Havana municipality, which are: Playa , Marianao , La Lisa , Guanabacoa , Regla , Habana del Este , San Miguel del Padrón , Cotorro and Boyeros . Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas 2010 Mayabeque Province Mayabeque Province
132-569: Is named after the Mayabeque River (the largest in this territory) as well as the south shore of Mayabeque beach, the place believed to be the original location of Havana village (San Cristóbal de La Habana) that was founded in 1514. The new province became the smallest (excluding Havana city province) and least populated province in the country. Mayabeque's economy is based on agriculture (potatoes, fruits, vegetables, sugar cane) and livestock farming, particularly milk production. It also has
154-470: Is one of two new provinces created from the former La Habana Province , whose creation was approved by the Cuban National Assembly on August 1, 2010, the other being Artemisa Province . The new provinces came in to existence on January 1, 2011. Mayabeque is made up of the 11 eastern municipalities of the former La Habana province, with the capital in San José de las Lajas . Mayabeque Province
176-495: Is the supreme organ of power of the Republic of Cuba . It is the only branch of government in the state, and per the principle of unified power , all state organs are subservient to it. It is currently composed of 470 representatives who are elected from multi-member electoral districts for a term of five years called consejos populares . The current President of the Assembly is Esteban Lazo Hernández . The Assembly only meets twice
198-517: The 2013 elections, around 80% of voters selected every candidate for the Assembly on their ballot, while 4.6% of voters submitted a blank ballot; no candidate for the Assembly has ever lost an election in Cuban history. The Assembly is a unicameral (one-chamber) parliament and the only body in Cuba that is vested with both constituent and legislative authority (although the government may pass decrees that have
220-794: The Chief Justice and members of the Supreme Court , and the Attorney General's Office of Cuba. In concordance with the 2018-19 amendments to the Constitution, by right the President of the National Assembly is president of the Council of State ex officio , with the first vice president of the Council exercising his or her duties if absent. If absent from the duties of the presidency of the Assembly,
242-590: The Cuban Parliament. The Constitution, approved in a constitutional referendum on 14 February 1976, empowered the National Assembly as the supreme body of State power. The assembly representatives are elected from each district across Cuba every five years. Half of the candidates are nominated at public meetings before gaining approval from electoral committees, while the other half are nominated by public solidarity organizations (such as trade unions , farmers' organizations, and students' unions ). In keeping with
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#1732855614216264-585: The Senate (upper house) and House of Representatives (lower house) – was modeled after the United States . Its sessions were held in El Capitolio from 1929 to 1959. The Assembly originated from the nationwide elections held in 1976 following the ratification of the 1976 Constitution . Elected officials, according to the procedures established by law, met for the first time on 2 December 1976, thus formally setting up
286-720: The Vice President of the National Assembly serves the office. Up to 50% of the candidates must be chosen by the Municipal Assemblies. The candidates are otherwise proposed by nominating assemblies, which comprise representatives of workers, youth, women, students, and farmers, as well as members of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution , after initial mass meetings soliciting a first list of names. The final list of candidates
308-435: The capital), colloquially called "Habana Campo", in two new provinces; Artemisa Province to the west, and Mayabeque Province to the east. With this change, which went into effect as of January 1, 2011, Havana City Province became known simply as Havana Province, as differentiation was no longer needed. Additionally, three municipalities of Pinar del Río Province (Bahía Honda, Candelaria and San Cristóbal) were transferred to
330-496: The capital, including Havana , Marianao , Guanabacoa , Regla , and Santiago de las Vegas . From 1976 until 2010, the provincial administration of Havana Province had its headquarters located in Havana City Province, since it lacked a capital of its own. On August 1, 2010, the National Assembly made another modification of the territorial organization of Cuba, segmenting the then-Province of Havana (the areas surrounding
352-544: The economy, the sugar industry, food production, industries, transportation and communications, constructions, foreign affairs, public health , defense , and interior order. The National Assembly also has permanent departments that oversee the work of the Commissions, Local Assemblies, Judicial Affairs , and Administration. During the existence of the First Republic , Cuba had a bicameral legislature , that – consisting of
374-402: The force of law). It holds two regular sessions a year, which are public unless the Assembly itself votes to hold them behind closed doors for reasons of state. It has permanent commissions to look after issues of legislative interest at times when the Assembly is not in session. Under the Constitution of Cuba , the Assembly is the "supreme body of state power" in Cuba. The National Assembly has
396-406: The island was divided, still under Spanish colonial rule. In the political administrative division of 1976, in which the country was divided into 14 provinces , the original Province of Havana was divided into Havana City Province ( Ciudad de La Habana ; the capital) and Havana Province (areas surrounding the capital). Havana City Province integrated the territories of the metropolitan region of
418-430: The name referred to a different province that covered a much larger area, and after 1976 restructuring, the then-La Habana Province did not include the city of Havana. The larger province was subdivided in 2010 into the present-day provinces of Artemisa (which also took over three municipalities from Pinar del Río ) and Mayabeque . The Province of Havana was created in 1878, is one of the 6 original provinces in which
440-579: The new Artemisa Province. Before 1961, Havana was the official name only of the central municipality of a conurbated area that included at least 6 municipalities: Havana , Marianao , Regla , Guanabacoa , Santiago de las Vegas and Santa María del Rosario - Cotorro . Currently, the territory that occupies the old municipality of Havana (former Villa of San Cristóbal de La Habana) is divided into 6 municipalities ( Plaza de la Revolución , La Habana Vieja , Centro Habana , Diez de Octubre , Cerro , Arroyo Naranjo ), and Boyeros (Altahabana). The city, as it
462-480: The power to amend the Constitution; to pass, amend, and repeal laws; to debate and approve national plans for economic development, the State budget, credit and financial programs; and to set guidelines for domestic and foreign policies . It hears the reports from national government and administration agencies and can also grant amnesties. Among its permanent or temporary commissions are those in charge of issues concerning
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#1732855614216484-578: The provisions of the Constitution, the Assembly itself elects the 31 members of the Council of State; their terms expire when a new Assembly is elected. The assembly elects the President and Vice President of the Republic, and also the Secretary of the Council of State, who must report to the National Assembly on all its work and tasks. It also elects the Prime Minister and the members of the Council of Ministers ,
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