Barquisimeto

Also known as Bqto, Barquisimeto, Venezuela

Barquisimeto is the capital city of Lara and seat of the Iribarren Municipality in Venezuela. Barquisimeto is located in the Central-Western Region. The city is an important urban, industrial, commercial, musical, and transportational center in the country, recognized as the fourth-largest city by population after Caracas, Maracaibo, and Valencia. Barquisimeto is sometimes referred to as the "Music City of Venezuela" due to the large number of musical institutions there. Gustavo Dudamel, the director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, was born in the city

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Barquisimeto is a city in Venezuela, located in the Lara state. It serves as the capital of both Lara and Municipio Iribarren. The city was established in 1552 and has a population of 1,059,092. Its area is 2,760 square kilometers, and it sits at an elevation of 566 meters above sea level. The local dialing code is 0251, and the postal code is 3001.

The demonym for residents is barquisimetano. Barquisimeto is described in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. It is situated in the America/Caracas timezone.

Synthesized by Vinony from 52 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality: Barquisimeto
Region: Lara
Country: Venezuela
Population: 1,240,714
Timezone: America/Caracas

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Key facts

Settlement.image_caption: Top: Skyline view of West Barrio NuevoSecond: Obelisk of Barquisimeto, Barquisimeto Municipal Tower and Casa de Eustaquio GomezThird: Barquisimeto Metropolitan Cathedral, Santa Rosa Church, Flower of Venezuela Fourth: West-Central Lisandro Alvarado UniversityFifth: Barquisimeto Government Palace Bottom: Night view of central Carrera
Settlement.image_flag: Nueva Segovia de Barquisimeto Flag.png
Settlement.image_seal: Nueva Segovia de Barquisimeto Coat of Arms.png
Settlement.pushpin_relief: y
Settlement.pushpin_map: Venezuela#South America
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Iribarren
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1552
Settlement.founder: Juan de Villegas
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Yanys Aguero (PSUV)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 276
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 194
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 1,240,714