Bolívar Municipality, Yaracuy
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Bolívar is one of the 14 municipalities of the state of Yaracuy
, Venezuela
. The municipality is located in northwestern Yaracuy, occupying an area of 1087 km ² with a population of 25,926 inhabitants in 2001. The capital lies at Aroa. The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Bolívar Municipality
" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar
.
Yaracuy
Yaracuy State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It is bordered by Falcón in the north, in the west by Lara, in the south by Portuguesa and Cojedes and in the east by Cojedes and Carabobo....
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. The municipality is located in northwestern Yaracuy, occupying an area of 1087 km ² with a population of 25,926 inhabitants in 2001. The capital lies at Aroa. The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Bolívar Municipality
Bolívar Municipality
Bolívar Municipality may refer to the following places in Venezuela:*Bolívar Municipality, Aragua*Bolívar Municipality, Barinas*Bolívar Municipality, Falcón*Bolívar Municipality, Monagas*Bolívar Municipality, Sucre*Bolívar Municipality, Táchira...
" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...
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