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Cojímar is a district inHavana,Cuba, forming a ward (consejo popular) that is part of theHabana del Este municipality. Its population is 20,390.^{[citation needed]}

It was an inspiration forErnest Hemingway's 1952 novelThe Old Man and the Sea.^[1] It was also the location where during the 1940s an enormousgreat white shark was caught, which is one of the contenders for the largest specimen of all time.^[2] However, there isconsiderable controversy about the accuracy of great white shark measurements taken before modern times.

TheEstadio Panamericano is located southwest of the village.^{[citation needed]}

• Camila Cabello - singer-songwriter^[3]
• William Levy - actor^{[citation needed]}
• René Touzet y Monte - composer^{[citation needed]}

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23°10′N82°18′W / 23.167°N 82.300°W /23.167; -82.300

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