Bailadores
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| Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°9′W / 8.6°N 71.15°WCoordinates: 8°36′N 71°9′W / 8.6°N 71.15°W | |||
| Country | Venezuela | ||
| States | State, Mérida | ||
| Municipalities | Rivas Dávila | ||
| Founded | October 9, 1558 | ||
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| • Mayor | Léster Rodríguez | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,630 m (5,348 ft) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 345,489 | ||
| • Density | 8,000/km2 (20,719.9/sq mi) | ||
| • Demonym | Bailadoreño(a) | ||
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC-4:30) | ||
| Postal code | 5101 | ||
| Area code(s) | 274 | ||
| Website | http://www.merida.gob.ve/ | ||
Bailadores is a town in the western part of the Mérida State of Venezuela and is the capital of the Rivas Dávila Municipality.
[edit] History
It was founded by Captain Luis Martín Martín, September 14, 1601, by appointment of founder Peter Sandes Court, from the Real Audiencia de Santa Fe de Bogotá.
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