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La Guaira

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city in Vargas state, Venezuela

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La Guaira is a city in Venezuela that serves as the capital of Vargas state and Vargas Municipality. Founded in 1589, it is situated at an elevation of 4 meters above sea level. The city covers an area of 1497 and has a population of 275,000. Spanish is the official language, and the local time zone is UTC−04:00.

Administrative details include the postal code 1160 and the local dialing code 212. La Guaira holds a heritage designation as a Tentative World Heritage Site. The city is located within the administrative territorial entity of Vargas state.

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Place details

Locality
La Guaira
Region
La Guaira
Country
Venezuela
Population
25,259
Timezone
America/Caracas

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Air quality

42US AQIGood
PM2.5
7.3 µg/m³
PM10
11.4 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
Venezuela
State
La Guaira
Municipality
Vargas
Mayor
José Manuel Suárez Maldonado ( PSUV )
City
5.4 sq mi (14 km )
Density
3,500/sq mi (1,400/km )
Metro
270,792
Time zone
UTC−4 ( VET )
Area code
+58 212
Demonym
Guairno
Climate
BSh

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La Guaira ( Spanish: [la ˈɣwajɾa] ) is the capital city of the eponymous state of Venezuela (formerly named Vargas) and the country's main port, founded in 1577 as an outlet for nearby Caracas.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Guaira” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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