Coro

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Coro
Coordinates: 11 ° 25 ′  N , 69 ° 41 ′  W
Map: Falcón
marker
Coro
Coro on the map of Falcón
Basic data
Country Venezuela
State Falcon
City foundation July 26, 1527
Residents 258,000 
City insignia
Flag of Santa Ana de Coro.jpg
Coat of Arms of Santa Ana de Coro.jpg
Detailed data
surface 44 km 2
Population density 4,545 inhabitants / km 2
height 17  m
Waters Gulf of Venezuela
Post Code 4101
prefix (+58) 268
Time zone UTC -4: 30
City Presidency Oswaldo Rodríguez León (PSUV)
San Francisco Church in Coro
San Francisco Church in Coro

Coro , officially Santa Ana de Coro , is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Falcón with about 258,000 inhabitants. It is located on the Caribbean Sea .

geography

The city is located on the north coast of Venezuela. In the north you can reach the Paraguaná peninsula via the isthmus of Médanos . In the northwest the Gulf of Coro extends as the marginal sea of ​​the Gulf of Venezuela . The Netherlands Antilles lie off the coast : Aruba in the north and Curaçao in the northeast . In the south, after a few kilometers, the hilly area of ​​the Sierra de Coro begins . The closest major cities are Barquisimeto in the south and Valencia in the southeast .

history

The city was founded on July 26, 1527 by the Spaniard Juan de Ampiés as Santa Ana de Coro . The term "Coro" comes from the Arawak language and means "wind". Coro was until 1547 - under the name of Neu-Augsburg - capital of the Wels colony of Little Venice and later the first diocese of Venezuela.

In August 1806 Francisco de Miranda landed on the coast with 500 men before the Wars of Independence in Venezuela and took control of Coro. However, he did not succeed in getting the population to support his efforts. After only five days he was driven away by the locals.

present

Typical houses in the old town

Coro is an important trading center for the region. The oil industry is of economic importance.

Due to their numerous churches and villas from the colonial era, including the Arcaya House and the cathedral , the old town of Coros and the port of La Vela were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993 . Heavy storms in 2004/05 caused numerous damage to the city, including the historic buildings. That is why Coro was entered on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger in 2005 . However, the World Heritage Committee had already considered the registration in order to counteract the neglect of the buildings and unregulated urban development. The plan for a new waterfront was particularly criticized.

Other attractions are the Médanos. These are shifting dunes that stretch along the isthmus that connects Coro with the Paraguaná peninsula. The Médanos National Park was established in 1974 to protect them .

In the west of Coro, important fossils have been found near the city of Urumaco since the 1970s ; The Museo Paleontológico de Urumaco has existed since 2000 .

Town twinning

Twin city of Coro is Torreon , Coahuila, Mexico . MexicoMexico 

Climate table

Coro
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° Cprecipitation in mm
Source: wetterkontor.de
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Coro
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 31.5 31.7 32.7 33.7 34.4 34.6 34.3 34.9 35.3 34.1 32.9 31.6 O 33.5
Min. Temperature (° C) 22.5 22.8 23.5 24.5 25.1 25.2 24.8 25.1 25.4 25.1 24.2 23.2 O 24.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 28 15th 11 18th 51 22nd 29 33 45 71 107 48 Σ 478
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 9.4 9.6 9.3 7.8 8.0 8.5 9.2 9.3 8.7 8.1 8.4 8.6 O 8.7
Rainy days ( d ) 2 2 1 2 3 3 4th 4th 4th 5 6th 5 Σ 41
Humidity ( % ) 75 74 73 75 76 75 74 75 76 78 78 77 O 75.5
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Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

Commons : Coro  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.paleobio.labb.usb.ve/museo.html
  2. Newsletter Nov 12 - Invest in Torreon. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 18, 2015 ; Retrieved February 3, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.investintorreon.com