San Nicolás is a municipality and city in the Mayabeque Province

Mayabeque Province

Mayabeque Province is one of two new provinces in Cuba, which creation was approved by the Cuban National Assembly by splitting former La Habana province....

 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...

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It was founded in 1846.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of San Nicolás had a population of 21,563. With a total area of 242 km² (93.4 sq mi), it has a population density of 89.1 /km2.

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 Hector Molina, Babiney Prieto, Barbudo, Caimito, Gabriel, Jobo, Pueblo y Paradero and Zaldívar.