The town is located in the east of Havana, between San José de las Lajas and Santa Cruz del Norte.

The municipality borders with Habana del Este (municipal borough of Havana), Santa Cruz del Norte, Madruga and San José de las Lajas.

The Escaleras (stairs) of Jaruco rise up out of the plains and provide views of the area.

In 2009 the Benedictines being a Roman Catholic congregation started to erect an own residence in Jaruco.

The project failed in 2010 because of lack of water so that the Benedictines remained in their provisorial house in Havana (2011).