9°33′35″N 69°12′07″W / 9.55972°N 69.20194°W
Acarigua | |
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City | |
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Acarigua Location in Venezuela Acarigua Acarigua (South America) | |
Coordinates: 9°33′35″N 69°12′7″W / 9.55972°N 69.20194°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Portuguesa State |
Municipality | Páez Municipality |
Founded | September 29, 1620 |
Area | |
• City | 175 km2 (68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• City | 203,358 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 208,495 |
Demonym | Acarigüeño (a) |
Time zone | UTC-4:30 (VST) |
Postal code | 3301 |
Area code | 0255 |
Climate | Aw |
Website | Municipal website |
Acarigua (Spanish pronunciation: [akaˈɾiɣwa]), founded as San Miguel de Acarigua, is a city in northwestern Venezuela, in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa.
Formerly the state capital, it is a major commercial center for the northern Llanos region of South America. It is contiguous with the neighboring city of Araure.
The city's population was 116,551 in 1990 and was estimated at 208,495 in 2008.[1]
Its Cathedral Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure.
Climate data for Acarigua (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 37.4 (99.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.8 (103.6) |
37.7 (99.9) |
39.9 (103.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
36.2 (97.2) |
39.7 (103.5) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.8 (98.2) |
39.9 (103.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.7 (92.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.6 (0.61) |
11.8 (0.46) |
25.9 (1.02) |
109.7 (4.32) |
157.1 (6.19) |
230.8 (9.09) |
212.0 (8.35) |
184.5 (7.26) |
161.5 (6.36) |
177.8 (7.00) |
92.5 (3.64) |
48.7 (1.92) |
1,427.9 (56.22) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 13.0 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 16.2 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 119.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 66 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 254.2 | 229.6 | 229.4 | 159.0 | 148.8 | 150.0 | 182.9 | 195.3 | 189.0 | 201.5 | 216.0 | 235.6 | 2,391.3 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.6 |
Source: NOAA (humidity and sun 1971–1990)[2][3] |
The Thysania agrippina is one of the world's largest moths, with wings 32 centimetres (13 in) in size.
The saman or Samanea saman is the most widespread tree throughout the city.
Acarigua is a principal commercial center of the northern portion of the Llanos (plains), in which cattle, peanuts, sorghum, cashews, beans, cotton, corn (maize), and rice are the principal products.[4]
Acarigua is home to 3 regional newspapers, and the community TV station Siguaraya TV.
Acarigua is served by the Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport.
It is home to Portuguesa FC, whose home stadium is the Estadio General José Antonio Paez.