Porlamar
Sign in to savePorlamar () is the most populated city, major seaport and major center in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. It is situated on the southern coast of Margarita Island, one of three islands in the Caribbean Sea off the South American mainland which make up the state of Nueva Esparta, at a distance of from the state capital of La Asunción. Porlamar is the capital of Mariño, the most populous of the eleven municipalities into which the state of Nueva Esparta is divided.
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Place details
- Locality
- Porlamar
- Region
- Nueva Esparta
- Country
- Venezuela
- Population
- 216,234
- Timezone
- America/Caracas
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Porlamar
- Settlement.nicknames
- Villa del Espíritu Santo () Pueblo de La Mar ()
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Hotel Wyndham Concorde Resort Isla de Margarita, Porlamar Nueva Esparta, Venezuela 10.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280
- Settlement.image_caption
- Panoramic
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera santiagomarino.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Venezuela
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Counties
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Demonym
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Venezuela
Key dates
- Inception
- 26 March 1553
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Demonym
- porlamarense
- Country
- Venezuela
- Located in
- Municipio Mariño
- Population
- +120924
- Elevation
- +10
- Time zone
- UTC−04:00
- Body of water
- Caribbean Sea
- Capital of
- Municipio Mariño
- Location
- Margarita Island
- Official website
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- History
- Population
- Climate
- Twin cities
- Notable people
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- External links
Porlamar () is the most populated city, major seaport and major center in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. It is situated on the southern coast of Margarita Island, one of three islands in the Caribbean Sea off the South American mainland which make up the state of Nueva Esparta, at a distance of from the state capital of La Asunción. Porlamar is the capital of Mariño, the most populous of the eleven municipalities into which the state of Nueva Esparta is divided.
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