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Cagua

Cagua () is a city of Venezuela, capital of the Sucre Municipality of Aragua State. Cagua is part of the metropolitan area of Maracay.

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Place details

Locality: Cagua
Region: Aragua
Country: Venezuela
Population: 119,033
Timezone: America/Caracas

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Cagua
Settlement.image_skyline: Plaza Bolívar de Cagua.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: A square in central Cagua
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera del Municipio Sucre de el estado Aragua.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo de el Municipio Sucre del estado Aragua.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Venezuela
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Aragua
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sucre Municipality
Settlement.established_title: Founded

Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Country: Venezuela
Located in: Aragua
Population: +122571
Area: +40
Elevation: +458
Capital of: Municipio Sucre
Image: Plaza Sucre de Cagua.jpg

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Cagua () is a city of Venezuela, capital of the Sucre Municipality of Aragua State. Cagua is part of the metropolitan area of Maracay.

==History== Cagua was established in 1620 as "Cagua La Vieja", a town of original Spaniards. Cagua was rebuilt in its current location in 1622 with the new name of "Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Cagua", which was changed to "San José de Cagua" during the 18th century. The city is now known simply as Cagua. The origin of the name comes from the indigenous Cumanagoto word "Cahigua", which means snail.