Ciudad Piar

Ciudad Piar
Ciudad Piar
	Ciudad Piar
	Coordinates: 7°27′08″N 63°19′12″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Bolívar
Municipality	Angostura
Population (2011)
• Total	40,918
Time zone	UTC-04:30 (VST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-04:30 (not observed)
Climate	Aw

Ciudad Piar is a town in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela,[1] about 77 kilometres (48 mi) south of Ciudad Bolívar, but a longer 120 kilometres (75 mi) by road. The town is in the eastern foothills of Cerro Bolivar, a mountain that is being mined for iron ore, and just inland from the huge Embalse de Guri reservoir.[2] It is the administrative seat for Angostura Municipality. It is primarily a mining town.

In 2010 the Jesús Rivero Workers' Bolivarian University opened in Ciudad Piar.[3]

Notes and references

United States Defense Mapping Agency (1991). Cuidad Piar, Venezuela, NB 2-02 (Map). 1:250,000. Series 1501 Air.
Farrell, John (23 February 1969). "A Dam And Falls In Venezuela Jungle". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio.
"Creada Universidad Bolivariana para trabajadores en Ciudad Piar". Correo del Orinoco. 28 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.

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[NB-20-2-1] United States Defense Mapping Agency (1991). Cuidad Piar, Venezuela, NB 2-02 (Map). 1:250,000. Series 1501 Air.

[2] Farrell, John (23 February 1969). "A Dam And Falls In Venezuela Jungle". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio.

[3] "Creada Universidad Bolivariana para trabajadores en Ciudad Piar". Correo del Orinoco. 28 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.