Calabazar, People's council in Boyeros, Havana, Cuba

Calabazar is a popular neighborhood in Boyeros that stretches along the left bank of the Almendares River at about 80 meters elevation. The area features residential streets and local buildings shaped by its riverside location and proximity to the city.

Calabazar's history begins with indigenous settlement about 2,500 years ago, drawn by the Casiguaguas River; research has found Indo-Cuban remains, human skulls and stone artifacts in caves along its two watercourses. On 20 February 1723 the third uprising of the vegueros took place here, against the tobacco store imposed by the metropolis. A sugar mill, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y San Francisco de Paula, stood on the site in 1682, and by 1766 the land held the mill, seven estates, 60 pastures and 707 inhabitants, 106 of them slaves.

Calabazar's name comes from a thick gourd (calabaza) that grew beside the river when the Batabanó road was opened, later applied to the corral and the sugar mill built nearby. The town grew around 1820–1825 thanks to the fame of its waters, and its hermitage became an auxiliary of the Parish of Santiago de las Vegas in 1827. Its pottery and ceramic workshops remain part of local working life.

Calabazar sits at kilometre twelve of the Calzada de Bejucal, the old Camino Real del Sur, on the left bank of the Almendares River. The ward borders every other Boyeros neighbourhood except Santiago de Las Vegas. Average temperatures reach about 29°C with highs of 19°C minimum and humidity near 81%, so walking is easier in the cooler morning hours.

The name Calabazar comes from a thick gourd (calabaza) that grew beside the river when the Batabanó road was opened; the name then passed to the corral and the first sugar mill built nearby. The primitive mill, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y San Francisco de Paula, stood here in 1682, which is why the area was also called Vuelta del Ingenio.