Carora
Sign in to saveThe City of Carora, commonly called Carora City (in Spanish, Ciudad de Carora), is a city in Lara State, Venezuela, on the Morere River, a branch of the Tocuyo River. It is about 54 miles southwest of Barquisimeto.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Carora
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.website
- Alcaldía de Torres
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 290px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Typical street of Carohana
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- File:Bandera Torres Lara.PNG
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- Carora seal.jpg
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- Venezuela
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- Country
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- State
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- Counties
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- Venezuela
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Key dates
- Inception
- 1569
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- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Venezuela
- Located in
- Torres Municipality
- Population
- +112600
- Elevation
- +419
- Image
- Iglesia matriz de Carora.jpg
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The City of Carora, commonly called Carora City (in Spanish, Ciudad de Carora), is a city in Lara State, Venezuela, on the Morere River, a branch of the Tocuyo River. It is about 54 miles southwest of Barquisimeto.
==History== Carora City was founded twice. The first time, in the year 1569 by Juan de Trejo, but due to constant attacks from the indigenous population, it was abandoned, only to be refounded three years later (1572) by Juan de Salmanca. Carora City flourished in colonial times, and grew to a population of nearly 10,000.