Old Havana

La Habana Vieja
First Subdivision of Havana
Subdivisión de La Habana Vieja
Location of Old Havana in Havana
Coordinates: 23°08′09.4″N 82°21′30.0″W / 23.135944°N 82.358333°W / 23.135944; -82.358333
Country	Cuba
Province	Havana
Founded	November 16, 1519
Wards (Consejos Populares)	Belén, Catedral, Jesús María, Plaza Vieja, Prado, San Isidro, Tallapiedra
Area [1]
• Total	4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	79,845
• Density	20,000/km2 (52,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53-7
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Old Havana and its Fortification System
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iv, v
Designated	1982 (6th session)
Reference no.	204
Contracting state	Cuba

Old Havana (Spanish: La Habana Vieja) is the city-center (downtown) and one of the 15 municipalities (or boroughs) forming Havana, Cuba. It has the second highest population density in the city and contains the core of the original city of Havana. The positions of the original Havana city walls are the modern boundaries of Old Havana.

In 1982, Old Havana was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, because of its unique Baroque and neoclassical architecture, its fortifications, and its historical importance as a stop on the route to the New World.^[3] A safeguarding campaign was launched a year later to restore the authentic character of the buildings.