Cemetery #180867
Cristobal Colon Cemetery, Havana
Local name: Necropolis Cristobal Colon
Also known as Cementerio de Colón · Cementerio de Espada · Necrópolis de Cristóbal Colón · Colon Cemetery · El Cementerio de Colon
0
documented records
≈ 11k–23k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.567 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Colón Cemetery was founded in 1876 in the Vedado neighbourhood of Havana and covers almost 50 hectares. It was declared a National Monument of Cuba in 1987. Specialists regard it as one of the culturally richest necropolises in the Americas because of its sculptures and architecture.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 23.123193° N, 82.398684° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Regla Cemetery 7.1 km away · La Habana
- La Lisa Municipal Cemetery 8.8 km away · Balcón de La Lisa
- Guanabacoa Old Cemetery 9.1 km away · Azotea
- Guanabacoa New Cemetery 9.5 km away · La Habana
- El Calvario Cemetery 10 km away · La Habana
- Guanabacoa Jewish Cemetery (Ashkenazi) 12 km away · Guanabacoa
- Calabazar Cemetery 13 km away · Berenguer
- Santa María del Rosario Cemetery 16 km away · Residencial América
- Guatao Cemetery 17 km away · Guatao
- Capitán sanluis Santiago de Las Vegas Cemetery 17 km away · Nuevo Santiago
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How big is Cristobal Colon Cemetery, Havana?
Cristobal Colon Cemetery, Havana covers about 56.7 hectares (567,000 m²), about the same size as Fiumei Road Cemetery in Budapest. It is the largest of the 12 cemeteries we list in Havana.