Niquero

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Niquero
Coordinates: 20 ° 3 ′  N , 77 ° 35 ′  W
Map: Cuba
marker
Niquero​
Niquero on the map of Cuba
Basic data
Country CubaCuba Cuba
province Granma
City foundation 1825
Residents 41,252  (2004)
Detailed data
surface 582
Population density 70.9 inhabitants / km 2
height 5  m
prefix + 53-23
Time zone UTC -5
Niquero when it rains, the sugar factory in the background
Niquero when it rains, the sugar factory in the background

Niquero is a municipality and a city in the Cuban province of Granma . It is located in the coastal region of the province on the Gulf of Guacanayabo . Cabo Cruz ( Cape Cruz ), the westernmost point of the province, is located in this municipality.

In 2008 a Martian crater was named after the city.

Demographics

In 2004 the municipality had a population of 41,252. With an area of ​​583 km², it has a population density of 70.9 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Guije.com: Niquero ( Spanish ) Retrieved July 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ a b TABLA No.3 TASAS DE LOS COMPONENTES DEL CRECIMIENTO POBLACIONAL, POR PROVINCIAS Y MUNICIPIOS, AÑO 2004 ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ A b Statoids: Municipios of Cuba . Retrieved July 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Niquero on Mars , Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, December 17, 2010, accessed August 6, 2016