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Valera
Venezuelacity
Valera
Total population
250,000
Demographic figures from INE Venezuela. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Valera is a city in Trujillo State in Venezuela, situated between the rivers Momboy and Motatán. The current mayor is José Karkom, who has had that post since 2013. The city is home to Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Colombian and Spanish communities. It is also home to the Universidad Valle del Momboy, a private university, as well as the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología de Trujillo (IUTET). Also, the Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez (UNESR), the Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (UPEL), among others.
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History
Valera has its name from Marcos Valera. The date of its founding is not certain, although several historians agree that it was founded on 25 August 1811. Others say that it was in 1817 on land owned by Doña Mercedes Diaz de Teran and Dr. Gabriel Briceno. The location of Valera is privileged for its commercial and industrial development, because it is a point of intersection between the routes: Mérida - Maracaibo - Caracas - San Cristóbal.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves10,306
- Southern House-WrenTroglodytes musculus J.F.Naumann, 1823 · Aves8,671
- Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatus Lafresnaye, 1837 · Aves7,591
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves6,880
- Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis (Bonnaterre, 1792) · Aves6,508
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves6,044
- Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818 · Aves5,882
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,652
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.6 — 2026-06-1833 km E of Boconó, Venezuela
- M 4.8 — 2026-06-0428 km SW of El Tocuyo, Venezuela
- M 4.3 — 2026-02-0838 km E of Mene Grande, Venezuela
- M 4.6 — 2025-12-0216 km NE of Mene Grande, Venezuela
- M 4.1 — 2025-10-3119 km ESE of Mene Grande, Venezuela
- M 4.5 — 2025-10-1519 km ENE of Mene Grande, Venezuela
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Venezuela
- Ha Mochekoane7018.8 mi away
- Ha Mpo7019.4 mi away
- Majoematso7020.2 mi away
- Ha Khoane7020.3 mi away
- Ha Tseka7020.3 mi away
- Ha 'Mantšebo7020.4 mi away
- Makeneng7021.8 mi away
- Motse-Mocha (Machekoaneng)7021.8 mi away
- Ha Gideone7022.2 mi away
- Ramokholokotha7022.5 mi away
- Ha Mafa7022.5 mi away
- Ha Takalimane7022.6 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Valera
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Valera, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library