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Chichiriviche

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Chichiriviche, also known as Chichiriviche de la Costa, is a Venezuelan city located in Falcón state located on the east coast, 195 km southeast of Coro. It is the capital of Municipality Monseñor Iturriza and has a population of 18,960 inhabitants .

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Locality
Chichiriviche
Region
Falcón
Country
Venezuela
Population
12,500
Timezone
America/Caracas

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Chichiriviche, also known as Chichiriviche de la Costa, is a Venezuelan city located in Falcón state located on the east coast, 195 km southeast of Coro. It is the capital of Municipality Monseñor Iturriza and has a population of 18,960 inhabitants .

Chichiriviche is surrounded by the small cays and islands of fine white sand; to the west by the wetland Cuare Wildlife Refuge and to the south by Cuare Gulf. Its name is a Caribbean word meaning "place where rises our sun"

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chichiriviche” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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