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Araure

Araure () is a town in the Venezuelan state of Portuguesa. This town is the seat of the Araure Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 111,908.

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Place details

Locality: Araure
Region: Portuguesa
Country: Venezuela
Population: 181,820
Timezone: America/Caracas

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Araure
Settlement.official_name: Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Araure
Settlement.image_skyline: Iglesia de Araure.JPG
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Araure (Portuguesa).png
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo_Araure_Portuguesa.PNG
Settlement.image_map: Venezuela - Portuguesa - Araure.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Venezuela#South America
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name: Venezuela
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Portuguesa
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Araure
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: July 6, 1694
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: José Rafael Vásquez (MVR)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 144.166

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Wikidata facts

Population: 188800
Area: 144
Elevation: 198
Official website: araure-portuguesa.gob.ve
Image: Iglesia de Araure.JPG
Dialing code: 255

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inception: 1694-07-06
Commons category: Araure
postal code: 3303
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Araure () is a town in the Venezuelan state of Portuguesa. This town is the seat of the Araure Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 111,908.

==History== Araure was founded on July 6, 1694, as Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Araure.

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