Bailadores

Bailadores
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Bailadores
Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°9′W / 8.600°N 71.150°W / 8.600; -71.150Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°9′W / 8.600°N 71.150°W / 8.600; -71.150
Country	Venezuela
States	State, Mérida
Municipalities
Founded	14 September 1601
Government
• Mayor	Nilson Peña
Area
• Total	187 km2 (72 sq mi)
Elevation	1,630 m (5,350 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,841
• Density	673.64/km2 (1,744.7/sq mi)
• Demonym	Bailadoreño(a)
Time zone	UTC-4:30 (VST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4:30 (not observed)
Postal code	5133
Area code(s)	275
Website	http://www.merida.gob.ve/

Bailadores is a town in the western part of the Mérida State of Venezuela and is the capital of the .

History[]

It was founded by Captain Luis Martín Martín, September 14, 1601, by appointment of founder Peter Sandes Court, from the Real Audiencia de Santa Fe de Bogotá.

Notable people[]

• Guillermo Davila, actor and singer

Bailadores Church

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