Guanare

Guanare () is the capital of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian.

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Guanare is a city in Venezuela that serves as the capital of the Portuguesa state. Founded on November 3, 1591, the municipality covers an area of 20 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 183 meters above sea level. The city has a population of 192,644 residents.

Administratively, Guanare is located within the Portuguesa state. It maintains twinned relationships with Guadix and Portimão. The local postal code is 3350, and the dialing code is 0257. The city’s official website is guanare-portuguesa.gob.ve.

Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, 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: Guanare
Region: Portuguesa
Country: Venezuela
Population: 112,286
Timezone: America/Caracas

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Guanare
Settlement.official_name: Guanare
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_caption: From left to right: Way to Guanare, Sanctuary to the Virgin of Coromoto, Government Building of Portuguesa, Plaza Bolívar and Cathedral of Our Lady of Coromoto
Settlement.image_flag: Banderaguanare.gif
Settlement.pushpin_map: Venezuela
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name: Venezuela
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Portuguesa
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 3 November 1591
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2008
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 112,286
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto