Araure

Araure
Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Araure
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Coordinates: 9°38′58″N 69°14′31″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Portuguesa
Municipality	Araure
Founded	July 6, 1694
Government
• Mayor	José Rafael Vásquez (MVR)
Area
• Total	144.166 km^2 (55.663 sq mi)
Elevation	198 m (650 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	11,908
• Density	83/km^2 (210/sq mi)
• Demonym	Araureño(a)
Demonym	Araureño / a
Time zone	UTC-4:30 (VST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4:30 (not observed)
Postal code	(+58) 255
Area code	0255
Climate	Aw
Website	Official website

Araure (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾawɾe]) is a town in the Venezuelan state of Portuguesa. This town is the seat of the Araure Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 111,908.[1]

History

Araure was founded on July 6, 1694, as Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Araure.[2]

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 inhabitants per square mile (174.9/km^2).[1]

Government

Araure is the seat of the Araure Municipality in Portuguesa. The mayor is José Rafael Vásquez, elected in 2004 with 44% of the vote.[3] He replaced Armando Rodriguez shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.[4]

References

1. "Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda". Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
2. Portal de Occidente – Municipio Araure Archived January 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
3. "Alcalde de Municipio". CNE. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.

External links

• araure-portuguesa.gob.ve (in Spanish)
• Information on the Araure Municipality (in Spanish)

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