SAN MIGUEL DEL PADRN

city, west-central Cuba. For many years a small commercial and manufacturing centre in a sugar-growing and dairying district, San Miguel del Padrn became, with the expansion of Havana city, a functional part of the Havana Metropolitan Area. Major avenues and a railroad connect the city with downtown Havana, 10 miles (16 km) to the northwest. Pop. (1989 est.) 145,901.