Guasdualito

Coordinates: 07°14′48″N 70°43′45″W / 7.24667°N 70.72917°W / 7.24667; -70.72917
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Guasdualito
Guasdualito is located in Venezuela
Guasdualito
Guasdualito
Coordinates: 07°14′48″N 70°43′45″W / 7.24667°N 70.72917°W / 7.24667; -70.72917
CountryVenezuelaVenezuela
StateApure
MunicipalityPáez Municipality
Founded1770/1
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 • Total105,000
 • Demonym
Guasdualiteño/a
Time zoneVST
Postal code
5063
Area code0278
ClimateAw

Guasdualito is a city and episcopal see in the landlocked Apure State, in southern Venezuela.

Description

The city is the capital of Páez Municipality, in the Distrito Especial Alto Apure.

It has an important location on the border between Venezuela and the city of Arauca in Colombia for commerce, as well as being the main petroleum center in the region.

It has a population of approximately 100,000 inhabitants per 2014.

Religion

The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral (Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen) is dedicated to the Virgin of Mercy and is the cathedral episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guasdualito since December 2015.