Carúpano
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Carúpano is a city in the eastern Venezuelan state of Sucre. It is located on the Venezuelan Caribbean coast at the opening of two valleys, some 120 km east of the capital of Sucre, Cumaná. This city is the shire town of the Bermúdez Municipality and, according to the 2010 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 173,877 inhabitants. Carúpano is considered the gateway to the Paria Peninsula and its main commercial and financial center.
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Place details
- Locality
- Carúpano
- Region
- Sucre
- Country
- Venezuela
- Population
- 167,187
- Timezone
- America/Caracas
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Carúpano
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 250px
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Municipio Bermudez.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- ESC-R-Bermudez.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Venezuela
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Venezuela
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sucre
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bermúdez
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 23 December 1647
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Nircia Villegas (PSUV)
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 203
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Venezuela
- Located in
- Bermúdez
- Population
- 173877
- Area
- 203
- Elevation
- 10
- Capital of
- Bermúdez
- Official website
- alcaldiabermudez.com.ve
- Image
- Vista de la ciudad de carupano desde el cerro maturincito.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0294
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- topic's main category
- Category:Carúpano
- Commons category
- Carúpano
- postal code
- 6150
- inception
- 1647-12-23
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Pius XII
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Demographics
- Geography
- Airport
- Port
- Government
- Sites of interest
- House of Cable
- Religious buildings
- Squares and parks
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Carúpano is a city in the eastern Venezuelan state of Sucre. It is located on the Venezuelan Caribbean coast at the opening of two valleys, some 120 km east of the capital of Sucre, Cumaná. This city is the shire town of the Bermúdez Municipality and, according to the 2010 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 173,877 inhabitants. Carúpano is considered the gateway to the Paria Peninsula and its main commercial and financial center.
right|200px|Panoramic view of the city with the Margarita Island in the Background
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carúpano” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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