Araure | |
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Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Araure | |
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Coordinates: 9°38′58″N 69°14′31″W / 9.64944°N 69.24194°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Portuguesa |
Municipality | Araure |
Founded | July 6, 1694 |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Rafael Vásquez ( MVR) |
Area | |
• Total | 144.166 km2 (55.663 sq mi) |
Elevation | 198 m (650 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 11,908 |
• Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
• Demonym | Araureño(a) |
Demonym | Araureño / a |
Time zone | UTC-4:30 ( VST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4:30 (not observed) |
Postal code | (+58) 255 |
Area code | 0255 |
Climate | Aw |
Website | Official website |
Araure (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾawɾe]) is a town in the Venezuelan state of Portuguesa. This town is the seat of the Araure Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 111,908. [1]
Araure was founded on July 6, 1694, as Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Araure. [2]
The Araure Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 111,908 (up from 75,811 in 1990). This amounts to 15.4% of Portuguesa's population. The municipality's population density is 452.9 inhabitants per square mile (174.9/km2). [1]
Araure is the seat of the Araure Municipality in Portuguesa. The mayor is José Rafael Vásquez, elected in 2004 with 44% of the vote. [3] He replaced Armando Rodriguez shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004. [4]
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9°34′N 69°13′W / 9.567°N 69.217°W
Araure | |
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Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Araure | |
| |
![]() | |
Coordinates: 9°38′58″N 69°14′31″W / 9.64944°N 69.24194°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Portuguesa |
Municipality | Araure |
Founded | July 6, 1694 |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Rafael Vásquez ( MVR) |
Area | |
• Total | 144.166 km2 (55.663 sq mi) |
Elevation | 198 m (650 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 11,908 |
• Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
• Demonym | Araureño(a) |
Demonym | Araureño / a |
Time zone | UTC-4:30 ( VST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4:30 (not observed) |
Postal code | (+58) 255 |
Area code | 0255 |
Climate | Aw |
Website | Official website |
Araure (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾawɾe]) is a town in the Venezuelan state of Portuguesa. This town is the seat of the Araure Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 111,908. [1]
Araure was founded on July 6, 1694, as Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Araure. [2]
The Araure Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 111,908 (up from 75,811 in 1990). This amounts to 15.4% of Portuguesa's population. The municipality's population density is 452.9 inhabitants per square mile (174.9/km2). [1]
Araure is the seat of the Araure Municipality in Portuguesa. The mayor is José Rafael Vásquez, elected in 2004 with 44% of the vote. [3] He replaced Armando Rodriguez shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004. [4]
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link)
9°34′N 69°13′W / 9.567°N 69.217°W