Barinas, Barinas
Barinas (Spaingie pronunciation: [baˈɾinas]) is a ceety in wast central Venezuela. Accordin tae the 2011 census, its population is 353,442. It is the caipital o the Barinas Municipality an the State o Barinas. The ceety o Barinas is kent as the caipital o Los Llanos.
Barinas | |
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Ceety | |
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  Barinas | |
| Coordinates: 08°38′N 70°12′W / 8.633°N 70.200°W | |
| Kintra |  Venezuela |
| State | Barinas |
| Municipality | Barinas Municipality |
| Foondit | 30 Juin 1577 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Abunto Sanchez Rodriguez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 322.71 km2 (124.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 353,442 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4:30 (VST) |
| Postal code | 5201 |
| Area code(s) | 0273 |
| Demonym | Barinés |
| Website | www.barinas.net.ve (in Spaingie) |
History eedit
The oreeginal ceety wis foondit unner the name Altamira de Caceres on 30 Juin 1577 bi Caiptain Juan Andres Varela fulfillin orders o the govrenor o La Grita Francisco de Cáceres, who haed foondit this Andean ceety an established it govrenorate in 1576.
In 1786 Barinas state wis established in the territories o the existin states o Barinas an Apure. The ceety became the caipital o the state an a important bastion o the patriots durin the War o Unthirldom. Cristóbal Mendoza, the first Preses o Venezuela, livit an practicit his profeesion in Barinas.
Etymology eedit
The name o the ceety comes frae an indigenous wird which identifies a strong wind that occurs during the rainy saison, frae the valleys o Santo Domingo.
Geografie eedit
The ceety is locatit in the northwast pairt o the state, alang the river Santo Domingo in the Andean fuithills aboot 165 km frae the ceety o Mérida an 525 km frae Caracas. The ceety haes aboot 270,000 indwallers an is the maist populous in the state o Barinas an ane o the lairgest Venezuelan llanos ceeties alangside Calabozo, Acarigua-Araure, Guanare an San Fernando de Apure. The ceety is locatit aboot 188 metres abuin sea level.
Economy eedit
LAI - Línea Aérea IAACA, an airline, haed its heidquairters on the grunds o Barinas Airport in Barinas.[1]
Transport eedit
The ceety haes bus transportation, consistin o 5 lines that run throuoot the ceety wi ower 80 different routes. It haes a lairge nummer o taxis or rental caurs providin addeetional transportation services in the ceety an aw.
Barinas Internaitional Airport, serves Barinas wi its twa runweys in the form o the letter "L".
Sichts eedit
- The Marques Palace
- Museum Alberto Arvelo Torrealba
- Cathedral o Oor Lady o Pilar o Zaragoza an Santiago
- Santo Domingo River
- Squares: Student's Square, Bolivar Square, Zamora Square, Francisco de Miranda Square, Poet's Square
- Walk o the Trujillanos
- The Federation Pairk
- Los Mangos Pairk
- Business Centers: C.C. Cima, C.C. El Dorado, C.C. Forum, C.C. Vemeca.
- Olympic Stadium Agustin Tovar "La Carolina"
- Botanical Garden o Unellez
- Punto Fresco Roundabout
- The hoose o Brutalis
See an aw eedit
References eedit
- ↑ "Directory:World airlines." Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. 97.
Freemit airtins eedit
- Portal o Barinas state Archived 2021-02-13 at the Wayback Machine