Churuguara
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Coordinates: 10 ° 49 ′ N , 69 ° 37 ′ W Churuguar on the map of Falcón
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| Country | Venezuela | |
| State | Falcon | |
| Residents | 10,800 (2000) | |
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| Post Code | 4152 | |
| Time zone | UTC -4 | |
Churuguara is a village in Falcón , Venezuela. It is the administrative center of the Federación Autonomous District and the largest settlement in the Sierra de Falcón region.
Indian tribes used to live here. Spanish settlers and later African slaves settled here since the 16th century.
Web links
- Population development estimates
- MA Loyo, DC de Guerra, MH Izaguirre, A. Rodriguez-Larralde: Admixture estimates for Churuguara, a Venezuelan town in the State of Falcón. In: Annals of human biology. Volume 31, Number 6, 2004 Nov-Dec, pp. 669-680, PMID 15799234 .