Manzanillo, city, southeastern Cuba, in Granma Province, on the Gulf of Guacanayabo (an arm of the Caribbean Sea). A port of entry with road and rail links with the rest of the island, it is also the trade center of a fertile region producing coffee, sugar, rice, fruit, honey, tobacco, and cattle. In the city are sawmilling, fish-canning, and sugar-milling industries and plants producing molasses, cigars, and leather goods. Zinc and copper deposits lie nearby. Exports are primarily sugar products, tobacco, and lumber. The city was founded in 1784. Population (1989 estimate) 106,683.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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