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Cagua

Coordinates: 10°11′15″N 67°27′40″W / 10.18750°N 67.46111°W / 10.18750; -67.46111
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Cagua
A square in central Cagua
A square in central Cagua
Flag of Cagua
Official seal of Cagua
Cagua is located in Venezuela
Cagua
Cagua
Coordinates: 10°11′15″N 67°27′40″W / 10.18750°N 67.46111°W / 10.18750; -67.46111
Country Venezuela
StateAragua
MunicipalitySucre Municipality
Founded1620
Area
 • Total40 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation
458 m (1,503 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total107,932
 • Demonym
cagüeño/a or cagüense
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Postal code
0122
Area code0244
ClimateAw

Cagua (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɣwa]) is a city of Venezuela, capital of the Sucre Municipality of Aragua State. Cagua is part of the metropolitan area of Maracay.

History

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Cagua was established in 1620 as "Cagua La Vieja", a town of original Spaniards. Cagua was rebuilt in its current location in 1622 with the new name of "Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Cagua", which was changed to "San José de Cagua" during the 18th century. The city is now known simply as Cagua. The origin of the name comes from the indigenous Cumanagoto word "Cahigua", which means snail.[1]

Geography

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Cagua is located at 458 meters above sea level in the valley of Aragua, in the northwestern part of the Aragua State. Its climate is Köppen's Tropical savannah.

Cagua is one of the most important cities of Aragua state because it is close to Maracay (about 14 km away), the capital city of Aragua, it is close to Valencia, Carabobo (about 65 km away) and it is also nearby Caracas (at 97 km away), Venezuela's capital city. Cagua has been, for a long time, an important industrial zone.

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References

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  1. ^ Alvarado, Lisandro (2008). Glosario de voces indígenas de Venezuela (in Spanish). Caracas: Monte Ávila Editores Latinoamericana.