Yaritagua

Yaritagua
Yaritagua
City
	Yaritagua
	Seal
	Yaritagua
	Coordinates: 10°4′31″N 69°7′42″W / 10.07528°N 69.12833°W / 10.07528; -69.12833
Country	Venezuela
State	Yaracuy
Municipality	Peña Municipality
Established	19 November 1699
Government
• Mayor	Gustavo Roz (PT)
Area
• Total	510 km2 (200 sq mi)
Elevation	340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
• Total	120,000
• Demonym	Yaritagüeño/a
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Postal code	3203
Climate	Aw
Website	yaritagua.com.ve

City in Venezuela, Venezuela

Yaritagua (Spanish pronunciation: [ʝaɾiˈtaɣwa]) is the capital of the Peña Municipality of Venezuela's state of Yaracuy. It has a population of around 120,000, and is considered Yaracuy's second city, after the state capital San Felipe.

Founded in 1699 during Spain's colonization of Venezuela by Nicolas Eugenio de Ponte,^[1] the city retains some colonial-era buildings. The significance of sugar cane in the area has given it the nickname Ciudad Dulce de Yaracuy (Sweet City of Yaracuy).

The city is twinned with Zamora, Spain.^[2]

References

^ (in Spanish) ÁNGEL OMAR MOYETINES, El Informador, Yaritagua arriba hoy a 310 años de fundada
^ "Ciudades y pueblos se benefician del hermanamiento con otros territorios". Larazon.es. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2011.

External links

Peña municipality Archived 2022-04-03 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] (in Spanish) ÁNGEL OMAR MOYETINES, El Informador, Yaritagua arriba hoy a 310 años de fundada

[larazon1-2] "Ciudades y pueblos se benefician del hermanamiento con otros territorios". Larazon.es. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2011.