San Cristobal

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San Cristobal

Total population

282,830

Coordinates7.78°, -72.22°

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

Overview

San Cristóbal is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Táchira. It is located in a mountainous region of Western Venezuela. The city is situated 818 metres (2,684 ft) above sea level in the northern Andes overlooking the Torbes River, 56 kilometres (35 mi) from the Colombian border. San Cristóbal was founded on 31 March 1561, by Juan de Maldonado. From its inception, the city evolved rapidly as one of the most progressive and important centers of commerce in the country and the region, due primarily to its rich soil and its proximity to the border with Colombia.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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José Chacón Díaz

Venezuelan cyclist

Tomás Rincón

Venezuelan association football player

Carlos Ortega

Venezuelan trade union leader

Manuel Felipe Rugeles

Venezuelan politician and writer (1903-1959)

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Andreé González

Venezuelan footballer

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Giovanny Pérez

Venezuelan footballer (1974–2022)

Jackson Rodríguez

road bicycle racer

Isaías Medina Angarita

President of Venezuela (1897-1953)

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Rónald González

Venezuelan racing cyclist

Miguel Echenausi

Venezuelan footballer

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Juan Murillo

Venezuelan racing cyclist

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Edgardo González Niño

Venezuelan ethnologist

Rafael de Nogales Méndez

Venezuelan soldier, adventurer and writer (1879–1937)

Iris Varela

Venezuelan politician

José Peña

Venezuelan steeplechase athlete

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Miguel Chacón

Venezuelan racing cyclist

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

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 San Cristobal

City Maps San Cristobal Venezuela

James McFee · 2017

The 2005 Economic and Product Market Databook for San Cristobal, Venezuela

2005

The 2006 Economic and Product Market Databook for San Cristobal, Venezuela

Philip M. Parker · 2006

Memoria del Segundo Congreso Venezolano de Historia Eclesiástica, San Cristóbal, 13 al 18 de Noviembre de 1972

Congreso Venezolano de Historia Eclesiástica San Cristóbal, Venezuela 1972. · 1975

De Caracas a San Cristobal

Juvenal Anzola · 1913

Lazos del progreso

Venezuela. Ministerio de Obras Públicas. · 1967

San Cristóbal, ciudad de siempre

Pedro Pablo Paredes · 1998

San Cristóbal

Universidad Experimental del Táchira · 2012

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

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

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