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Güigüe

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Country
  
Venezuela

Founded
  
3 December 1781

Area
  
114 km²

State
  
Carabobo

Time zone
  
VST

Elevation
  
667 m

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Municipality
  
Carlos Arvelo Municipality

Güigüe (pronounced Gwigwe) is a city in the south of the Valencia Lake, in Carabobo, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Carlos Arvelo Municipality and of the Güigüe parish. The Güigüe River flows through the city, emptying into Lake Valencia.

Contents

Map of Guigue, Carabobo, Venezuela

History

Güigüe was founded in 1724. Priest Nicolás Ambrosio Maestre built the first church in 1747.

Demography

The urban parish of Güigüe has a little bit over 60,000 inhabitants.

Attractions

  • Benedictine Abbey of Saint Joseph, Güigüe: this monastery is famous for its architecture as well as its Gregorian chants and the agricultural products it offers.

    • References

    Güigüe Wikipedia
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