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Country
  
Venezuela

Municipality
  
Araure

Elevation
  
198 m (650 ft)

Area
  
144.2 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 1:37 AM

Number of airports
  
1

State
  
Portuguesa

Founded
  
July 6, 1694

Demonym(s)
  
Araureño / a

Population
  
111,908 (2012)

Area code
  
0255

Team
  
Portuguesa F.C.

Araure wwwpueblosdevenezuelacomPortuguesaPUPOAraure

Weather
  
26°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 57% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Musiú Carmelo Park, Museo de Arte Acarigua‑Araure, Minigolf Luso Araure

Acarigua araure portuguesa moto taxis


Araure ([aˈɾauɾe]) is a town in the Venezuelan state of Portuguesa. This town is the shire town of the Araure Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 111,908.

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Map of Araure, Portuguesa, Venezuela

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History

Araure was founded on July 6, 1694 as Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Araure.

Demographics

The Araure Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 111,908 (up from 75,811 in 1990). This amounts to 15.4% of Portuguesa's population. The municipality's population density is 452.9 people per square mile (174.86/km²).

Government

Araure is the shire town of the Araure Municipality in Portuguesa. The mayor is José Rafael Vásquez, elected in 2004 with 44% of the vote. He replaced Armando Rodriguez shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.

References

Araure Wikipedia


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