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Maracay

South America

The capital of Aragua state in north-central Venezuela, near the Caribbean coast and largely within Girardot Municipality, known within the country as "Ciudad Jardin," the Garden City. The 2011 census recorded a population of 955,362 for the city and its surrounding area.

Facts
Population
464,700 1
Area (sq km)
311.57 1
Founding Year
1701 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation (m)
436 1
Latitude
10.2469 degrees north 1
Longitude
67.5961 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-04:00 2
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Maracay
Wikimedia Foundation
  • infobox, population_total field, citing City Population (citypopulation.de) 2019 estimate
  • infobox, population_as_of field
  • infobox, coordinates field (converted from 10 deg 14 min 49 sec N)
  • infobox, coordinates field (converted from 67 deg 35 min 46 sec W)
  • infobox, area_total_km2 field
  • infobox, elevation_m field
  • Infobox: established_date
    March 5, 1701
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Maracay - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3632998
    10.24972 -67.59475 P PPLA VE 04 0503 464700 553 America/Caracas
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 553 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 10.25, -67.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 10.25, -67.75
10.25 -67.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Maracay
Wikidata Q333928, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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