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Barquisimeto

South America

Barquisimeto is the capital city of Lara and seat of the Iribarren Municipality in Venezuela, the fourth-largest city in the country by population. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,240,714 1
Area (sq km)
2760 2
Founding Year
1552 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
600 1
Latitude
10.06361 degrees north 1
Longitude
69.33472 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Lara, States or Territories

Barquisimeto is associated with Lara.

Source Barquisimeto (Wikipedia)
Venezuela, Countries
Source Barquisimeto (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Lara, States or Territories

Barquisimeto is the capital of Lara.

Source Barquisimeto (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Barquisimeto (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Barquisimeto is located in the Central-Western Region. The city is an important urban, industrial, commercial, musical, and transportational center in the country, recognized as the fourth-largest city by population after Caracas, Maracaibo, and Valencia.
  • Infobox: population_total
    1,240,714
  • Infobox, Population year
    2022
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    10.06361, -69.33472
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    10.06361, -69.33472
  • Infobox, Elevation
    600 m
  • Infobox, Founded
    1552
  • Lead section, admin-division claim
    Barquisimeto is the capital city of Lara and seat of the Iribarren Municipality in Venezuela.
  • Associated With: Venezuela, Infobox, Country
    venezuela
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Barquisimeto (Wikidata)
P2046 (area)
Quote, P2046 (area)
area 2760.0 sq km
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Wikidata: Barquisimeto
Wikidata Q4709, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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