Güigüe
Sign in to saveGüigüe (pronounced Gwigwe) is a city in the south of the Valencia Lake, in Carabobo, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Carlos Arvelo Municipality and of the Güigüe parish. The Güigüe River flows through the city, draining in Lake Valencia.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Güigüe
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Venezuela
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Venezuela
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Carabobo
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Carlos Arvelo Municipality
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1724
- Settlement.government_type
- Mayor–council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Parroquia Guigue
- Settlement.leader_title
Key dates
- Inception
- 1724
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Venezuela
- Located in
- Municipio Carlos Arvelo
- Population
- +72191
- Area
- +114
- Elevation
- +667
- Capital of
- Municipio Carlos Arvelo
- Official website
- www.alcaldiadecarlosarvelo.gob.ve/municipio-guigue
- Image
- Abadía de Güigüe (Carabobo, Venezuela).jpg
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Güigüe (pronounced Gwigwe) is a city in the south of the Valencia Lake, in Carabobo, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Carlos Arvelo Municipality and of the Güigüe parish. The Güigüe River flows through the city, draining in Lake Valencia.
thumb|right|250px|Güigüe in Carabobo