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Yaritagua

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Yaritagua () is the capital of the Peña Municipality of Venezuela's state of Yaracuy. It has a population of around 120,000, and is considered Yaracuy's second city, after the state capital San Felipe.

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Place details

Locality: Yaritagua
Region: Yaracuy
Country: Venezuela
Population: 113,343
Timezone: America/Caracas

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.name: Yaritagua
Settlement.official_name: Yaritagua
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo Mun. Peña.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Venezuela
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name: Venezuela
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Venezuela
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Yaracuy
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Peña Municipality
Settlement.elevation_m: 340
Settlement.area_total_km2: 510
Settlement.population_total: 120,000
Settlement.established_date: 19 November 1699
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Demonym
Settlement.population_blank1: Yaritagüeño/a

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: Venezuela
Located in: Yaracuy
Population: 140256
Area: 510
Elevation: 381
Official website: www.yaritagua.com.ve
Image: Plaza Bolivar de Yaritagua 1.jpg

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Commons category: Yaritagua
postal code: 3203
inception: 1590-00-00
P12749: Priladozhsky

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Founded in 1699 during Spain's colonization of Venezuela by Nicolas Eugenio de Ponte, the city retains some colonial-era buildings. The significance of sugar cane in the area has given it the nickname Ciudad Dulce de Yaracuy (Sweet City of Yaracuy).

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