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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 | |
Coordinates: 08°38′N 70°12′W | |
Kintra | ![]() |
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) |
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.
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.
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.
LAI - Línea Aérea IAACA, an airline, haed its heidquairters on the grunds o Barinas Airport in Barinas.[1]
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".