Havana City is the capital city of Cuba. It is the largest town in Cuba and has the main port, and is the principal moneymaking center of Cuba. The city has a populace of 2.1 million occupants, and it occupies a 728.26 km2, which makes it the biggest city by the capacity and the most populated city(Montalvo 81). Mexico City is positioned in the Mexico Valley, a vast valley in the high highlands at the epicenter of Mexico, at a height of 2,240 meters. The city comprises of sixteen metropolises and is one of the utmost significance financial hubs in the Americas (Caistor 147). This paper gives compares and contrasts Havana City and Mexico City, focusing on climate, economy, and demography.
Mexico City possesses a mountainous subtropical climate because of its tropical position and great altitude. The minor section of the basin obtains less rainfall than the upper parts of the south. The regular yearly temperature fluctuates from 12 to 16 °C, which depends on the height of the township (Parker 112). Havana has a humid environment that is hardened by the island's situation in the strap of the trade winds and by the offshore currents. In the Köppen environment organization, Havana has a humid savanna climate. Ordinary temperatures vary from 22 °C (72 °F) during January and February and goes up to 28 °C (82 °F) in August (Montalvo 200).
The two cities have significant variations in their demographics. 54.78% of the capital's populace is native assorted with European, 22.79% are European, and 18.74% are considered as Native. On the other side, 19.1% of the residents of Cuba live in Havana. The residents of Havana include the white, multiracial, blacks, and Asians. The city has an average life expectation of 76.81 years. The prevalence of aids in Havana is significant, 78.9% of them being men, and 21.1% been women.
Mexico City is one of the utmost substantial financial hubs and mostly contributes to the service sector. On the contrast, Havana has a diverse economy, with traditional segments, like industrial, manufacture, transport and tourism contributing to the economy (Caistor 42).
Despite the differences between the two cities, they have similarities in culture, the education sector, religion and the transport sector. Both cities have a broad range of facilities that portray preservation of culture in the two countries. Mexico City has the "floating gardens" of Xochimilco declared as a Word Heritage Site. Additionally, it has renowned landmarks like the main central square, Metropolitan Basilica, and State Palace. Havana too offers an extensive variety of structures that range from galleries, fortresses, public places, avenues, churches, and talent and musicianship. The refurbishment of Old Havana presented more current fascinations, comprising a museum housing the Cuban revolution (Alfonso 183).
The two cities show similarities in their religions. In Havana, Roman Catholics is the prevalent spiritual collection. The Jewish group in Havana decreased after the Revolution after formerly having encompassed further 15,000 Jews. Similarly, the mainstream (82%) of the inhabitants in Mexico City is Roman Catholic, which is greater than the state proportion. However, it has decreased over the last eras. The population in both cities embraces education, and most of the children in the towns attend school from as early as three years.
Most cities across the world have similarities in almost all the aspects. Havana and Mexico Cities likewise have their differences which are evident in their economies, climate, and their economy. They, however, display similarities in their cultures, embracing of education, and their religions.
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