Yaritagua

City in Venezuela, Venezuela

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10°4′31″N 69°7′42″W / 10.07528°N 69.12833°W / 10.07528; -69.12833CountryVenezuelaStateYaracuyMunicipalityPeña MunicipalityGovernment

• MayorGustavo Roz(PT)Area

• Total510 km² (200 sq mi)Elevation

340 m (1,120 ft)Population

120.000 • Demonym

Yaritagüeño/aTime zoneUTC−4 (VET)Postal code

3203

ClimateAwWebsiteyaritagua.com.ve

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 capital San Felipe.

Founded in 1699 during Spain's colonization of Venezuela by Nicolas Eugenio de Ponte,^[1] it 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. Retrieved 11 March 2011.