Acarigua
Sign in to saveAcarigua (), founded as San Miguel de Acarigua in 1620, is a city in northwestern Venezuela, in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa and its former capital. It encompasses the Páez municipality.
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Place details
- Locality
- Acarigua
- Region
- Portuguesa
- Country
- Venezuela
- Population
- 188,278
- Timezone
- America/Caracas
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Acarigua
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- framelessLa Espiga monumentframeless
- Settlement.imagesize
- 270px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Statue of Portuguesa in December 5 Square
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo-del-municipio-paez.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Venezuela#South America
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Venezuela
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
Key dates
- Inception
- 29 September 1620
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Venezuela
- Located in
- Páez
- Population
- +195637
- Area
- +175
- Elevation
- +195
- Official website
- www.alcaldiapaez.gob.ve
- Image
- Acarigua 1896, "Calle Real".jpg
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- Etymology
- History
- Demographics
- Religion
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- Agriculture
- Media
- Transport
- Sports
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Acarigua (), founded as San Miguel de Acarigua in 1620, is a city in northwestern Venezuela, in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa and its former capital. It encompasses the Páez municipality.
It is a major commercial center for the northern Llanos region of South America. It is contiguous with the neighboring city of Araure.