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Bailadores
Flag of Bailadores
Official seal of Bailadores
CountryVenezuela
StatesState, Mérida
MunicipalitiesRivas Dávila
FoundedOctober 9, 1558
Government
 • MayorLéster Rodríguez
Area
 • Total25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
1,630 m (5,350 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total345,489
 • Density8,000/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Bailadoreño(a)
Time zoneUTC-4:30 (VST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4:30 (not observed)
Postal code
5101
Area code274
Websitehttp://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.

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.

Notable people

Bailadores Church