Acarigua

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Coordinates: 9°33′35″N 69°12′07″W / 9.55972°N 69.20194°W / 9.55972; -69.20194

Acarigua
City
Statue of Portuguesa in December 5 Square (Plaza del 5 de Diciembre)
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 9°33′35″N 69°12′7″W / 9.55972°N 69.20194°W / 9.55972; -69.20194
Country	Venezuela
State	Portuguesa State
Municipality
Founded	September 29, 1620
Area
• City	175 km2 (68 sq mi)
Elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Population  (2012)
• City	203,358
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
• Metro	208,495
Demonym(s)	Acarigüeño (a)
Time zone	UTC-4:30 (VST)
Postal code	3301
Area code(s)	0255
Climate	Aw
Website	Municipal website

Acarigua (Spanish pronunciation: [akaˈɾiɣwa]), founded as San Miguel de Acarigua, is a city in northwestern Venezuela, in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa.

Formerly the state capital, it is a major commercial center for the northern Llanos region of South America. It is contiguous with the neighboring city of Araure.

Demographics[]

The city's population was 116,551 in 1990 and was estimated at 208,495 in 2008.^[1]

Religion[]

Its Cathedral Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure.

Climate[]

Ecology[]

Fauna[]

The Thysania agrippina is one of the world's largest moths, with wings 32 centimetres (13 in) in size.

Flora[]

The saman or Samanea saman is the most widespread tree throughout the city.

Protected areas[]

• Parque Musiu Carmelo
• Parque Mittar Nakichenovich
• Balneario Sabanetica
• Balneario el Mamón
• Parque Curpa, popularly known as José Antonio Páez Park.

Production[]

Acarigua is a principal commercial center of the northern portion of the Llanos (plains), in which cattle, peanuts, sorghum, cashews, beans, cotton, corn (maize), and rice are the principal products.^[3]

Media[]

Acarigua is home to 3 regional newspapers, and the community TV station Siguaraya TV.

Transport[]

Acarigua is served by the Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport.

Sports[]

It is home to Portuguesa FC, whose home stadium is the Estadio General José Antonio Paez.

Notable people[]

• Luis Antonio Herrera Campins (1925-2007), was President of Venezuela^[4]

See also[]

• Araure
• 2019 Portuguesa, Venezuela prison uprising

References[]

External links[]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Acarigua.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acarigua.

• https://web.archive.org/web/20130518175934/http://acarigua-araure.net/

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