Niquero is a municipality and city in the Granma Province

Granma Province

Granma is one of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is Bayamo. Other towns include Manzanillo and Pilón.-History:...

 of Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

. It is located in the coastal region of the province, bordering the Gulf of Guacanayabo

Gulf of Guacanayabo

The Gulf of Guacanayabo is a bay along the southern coast of Cuba, bordered by Granma and Las Tunas provinces. It is located at .The largest port on the bay is Manzanillo, ad to the north-west, the gulf is bordered by the Jardines de la Reina archipellago...

. Cape Cruz

Cape Cruz

Cape Cruz, , is a cape which forms the western extremity of the Granma Province in southern Cuba. It extends into the Caribbean sea and marks the eastern border of the Gulf of Guacanayabo....

 (Cabo Cruz), the westernmost point of the province is located in this municipality.

The municipality is divided into the barrio

Barrio

Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...

s of Belic, Gorito, Jagua, Norte, Platanito, Sevilla, Sur and Vicana.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Niquero had a population of 41,252. With a total area of 582 km² (224.7 sq mi), it has a population density of 70.9 /km2.