Yaritagua
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Coordinates: 10°4′31″N 69°7′42″W / 10.07528°N 69.12833°WCoordinates: 10°4′31″N 69°7′42″W / 10.07528°N 69.12833°W | |||
Country | Venezuela | ||
State | Yaracuy | ||
Municipality | Peña Municipality | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Shirley Romero (PSUV) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 510 km2 (200 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) | ||
Population | 120.000 | ||
• Demonym | Yaritagüeño/a | ||
Postal code | 3203 | ||
Website | yaritagua.com.ve |
Yaritagua (Spanish pronunciation: [ʝaɾiˈtaɣwa]) is the capital of the Peña Municipality of Venezuela's state of Yaracuy. Founded in 1699 during Spain's colonization of Venezuela by Nicolas Eugenio de Ponte,[1] it retains some colonial-era buildings. The significance of sugar cane in the area has given it the nickname Ciudad Dulce de Yaracuy (Sweet City of Yaracuy). It has a population of around 120,000, and is considered Yaracuy's second city, after the capital San Felipe, Yaracuy.
The city is twinned with Zamora, Spain.[2]
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Santa Lucía church, city center.
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) ÁNGEL OMAR MOYETINES, El Informador, Yaritagua arriba hoy a 310 años de fundada
- ↑ "Ciudades y pueblos se benefician del hermanamiento con otros territorios". Larazon.es. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
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