Guacara

Place in Carabobo, Venezuela

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10°15′13″N 67°54′00″W / 10.25361°N 67.90000°W / 10.25361; -67.90000Country

VenezuelaStateCaraboboMunicipalityGuacara MunicipalityFounded1624Area

• Total320 km² (120 sq mi)Elevation

438 m (1,437 ft)Population

(1 July 2009)

• Total178,000 • Density560/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)ClimateAw

Guacara is a city in Carabobo State, Venezuela, seat of Guacara Municipality.

It was officially founded 1624, although it was already a settlement of indigenous people. It has an estimated population for July 2009 of 178,000 inhabitants. It is located northeast of Lake Valencia and has a river, the Vigirima River, which empties into the lake. It is connected to the Caracas-Valencia motorway and is 12 km from the city of Valencia.^{[citation needed]}