Araure

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Araure

Total population

157,396

Founded

1694

Air quality index

14Good

Elevation198 m

Land area144 km²

Coordinates9.58°, -69.22°

Demographic figures from INE Venezuela. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Araure is a town in the Venezuelan state of Portuguesa. This town is the seat of the Araure Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 111,908.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Luis Herrera Campins

President of Venezuela (1925-2007)

I

Ignacio Antonio Velasco García

Catholic cardinal (1929-2003)

W

Wilfredo Alvarado

Venezuelan football player

J

José Torrealba

Venezuelan footballer

Ricardo Páez

Venezuelan footballer

Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez

Catholic Archbishop

Giácomo Di Giorgi

Venezuelan footballer

Renny Vega

Venezuelan footballer

R

Rosa Rodríguez

Venezuelan hammer thrower

Franklin Lucena

Venezuelan footballer

José Lobatón

Venezuelan professional baseball catcher

E

Emmarys Pinto

Venezuelan model

Thomas Ereu

Venezuelan volleyball player

Blanca Eekhout

Venezuelan politician

J

José María Morr

Venezuelan association football player

Gonzalo Barrios

Venezuelan politician (1902–1993)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Venezuela

• Ha Mochekoane
  6944.7 mi away
• Ha Mpo
  6945.2 mi away
• Ha Tseka
  6946.1 mi away
• Ha 'Mantšebo
  6946.2 mi away
• Ha Khoane
  6946.2 mi away
• Majoematso
  6946.2 mi away
• Motse-Mocha (Machekoaneng)
  6947.6 mi away
• Makeneng
  6947.8 mi away
• Ha Gideone
  6948.1 mi away
• Ramokholokotha
  6948.3 mi away
• Ha Takalimane
  6948.4 mi away
• Ha Mafa
  6948.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Araure

Ordenamiento territorial en el eje Morón-San Felipe-Barquisimeto-Acarigua Araure

1900

Araure, una historia para la historia

Wilfredo Bolívar · 1984

Memorias de un araureño

J. M. Soteldo Ramos · 2003

Culto "San Juan Bautista"

Eneida López · 2008

Francisco Javier Yanes

Francisco Cañizales Verde · 1997

Jorge Pizzani : demiurgo de lo orgánico

Enrique Viloria Vera · 1993

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Dysdaemonia boreas

Dysdaemonia boreas

Seen 2026-06-21

Erythrolamprus aenigma

Erythrolamprus aenigma

Seen 2026-05-27

Whistling Heron

Syrigma sibilatrix

Seen 2026-05-15

Yellow Oriole

Icterus nigrogularis

Seen 2026-05-13

Snouted Tree Frogs

Scinax

Seen 2026-05-13

Gray-lined Hawk

Buteo nitidus

Seen 2026-05-12

Imperial palm

Roystonea oleracea

Seen 2026-05-12

Cyriocosmus venezuelensis

Cyriocosmus venezuelensis

Seen 2026-04-21

Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia

Seen 2026-04-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Araure, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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