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Mucuchíes

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Also known as Mucuchies

Mucuchíes is a town in the Rangel Municipality of Mérida State, Venezuela. It is at an altitude of 2,983 meters and has a cool climate, with an average temperature of 11 °C. The town was founded by Bartolomé Gil Naranjo in 1586.

Key facts

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Mucuchíes
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Poblacion de Mucuchies Estado Merida.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
290px
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Venezuela
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Country
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States
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Municipalities
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Demonym
Settlement.subdivision_name
Venezuela
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Mérida
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Rangel Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Mucuchicero
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_total
6,354
Settlement.utc_offset
-4:30
Settlement.elevation_m
2983
Settlement.area_code
+58 274
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Postal Code

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Festivals
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • References

Mucuchíes is a town in the Rangel Municipality of Mérida State, Venezuela. It is at an altitude of 2,983 meters and has a cool climate, with an average temperature of 11 °C. The town was founded by Bartolomé Gil Naranjo in 1586.

==Festivals== Patron saint festivities are held during the month of December, with their patron saints St. Lucia and St. Benedict the Moor. thumb|right|Santa Lucia Mucuches Church (Iglesia de Santa Lucía de Mucuchíes)

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

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