Bailadores

Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°9′W / 8.600°N 71.150°W / 8.600; -71.150
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Bailadores is located in Venezuela
Bailadores
Bailadores
Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°9′W / 8.600°N 71.150°W / 8.600; -71.150
CountryVenezuela
StatesState, Mérida
MunicipalitiesRivas Dávila Municipality
Founded14 September 1601
Government
 • MayorNilson Peña
Area
 • Total187 km2 (72 sq mi)
Elevation
1,630 m (5,350 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total16,841
 • Density673.64/km2 (1,744.7/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Bailadoreño(a)
Time zoneUTC-4:30 (VST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4:30 (not observed)
Postal code
5133
Area code275
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[edit]

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.[citation needed]

Notable people[edit]

Bailadores Church