Guanare
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Guanare | |
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| Nickname(s): "Capital Espiritual de Venezuela" (English:"Spiritual capital of Venezuela) | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Portuguesa |
| Founded | 3 November 1591 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,008 km2 (775 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 235,201 |
| • Density | 100.63/km2 (260.6/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Guanareño(a) |
| Time zone | UTC-4:30 (VST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4:30 (not observed) |
| Postal code | 3350 |
| Area code | 0257 |
| Website | Alcaldía de Guanare Template:Es icon |
| The area and population figures are for the municipality | |
Guanare (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaˈnaɾe]) is the capital city of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian.
Located at the edge of the Southwestern floodplains, near the Andes foothills, Guanare is in a region known for livestock and agricultural production. Guanare is also the location of one of the campuses of UNELLEZ [1], one of the nation's main agricultural universities.
It is also said that is the spiritual capital of Venezuela, and it is recognizable for its tourism, and where many events take place.
Climate
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.1 (91.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.8 (89.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 14 (0.6) |
17 (0.7) |
41 (1.6) |
131 (5.2) |
227 (8.9) |
245 (9.6) |
266 (10.5) |
200 (7.9) |
173 (6.8) |
172 (6.8) |
111 (4.4) |
33 (1.3) |
1,630 (64.3) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 8.6 | 14.3 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 15.9 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 119.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67.5 | 64.5 | 64.0 | 69.5 | 76.0 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 78.0 | 77.5 | 76.5 | 76.0 | 72.5 | 73.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 257.3 | 223.2 | 207.7 | 141.0 | 145.7 | 138.0 | 167.4 | 186.0 | 195.0 | 207.7 | 219.0 | 232.5 | 2,320.5 |
| Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (INAMEH)[1][2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Hong Kong Observatory (sun only)[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Estadísticos Básicos Temperaturas y Humedades Relativas Máximas y Mínimas Medias" (pdf). INAMEH (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Climatological Information for Guanare, Venezuela". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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