Boconó

Boconó is a city in the Venezuelan Andean state of Trujillo. Founded in 1560, this city is the shire town of the Boconó Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 79,710.

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Place details

Locality: Boconó
Region: Trujillo
Country: Venezuela
Population: 68,990
Timezone: America/Caracas

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Boconó
Settlement.nickname: "Jardín de Venezuela"(English: "Garden of Venezuela")
Settlement.image_skyline: 300px
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera bocono.svg
Settlement.image_seal: EscudoBocono.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Venezuela - Trujillo - Boconó.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Boconó Municipality in Trujillo State
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name: Venezuela
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Trujillo
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Boconó
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1560
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Alejandro García Castellano (PSUV)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1365

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Wikidata facts

Population: 100240
Area: 1365
Elevation: 1225
Official website: www.boconó.com
Image: Vista de ciudad de Bocono.jpg
Dialing code: 0272

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Commons category: Boconó
postal code: 3103
P12749: hamlet

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Government
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==History== Of native origin, the name Boconó comes from the word Komboc, the name of a local river. On October 12, 1548, Diego Ruiz de Vallejo left El Tocuyo, under orders of Juan Villegas, to conquer the Cuicas Province, a name that was given by the natives that inhabited the area and where the Boconó valley was located, with the objective of taking gold from the mines that were supposedly in the area.