Naguanagua
 
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Location of the city of Naguanagua in Venezuela |
Naguanagua is a city in the state of Carabobo in northern Venezuela .
It is located north of Valencia , had about 168,224 inhabitants in 2002 and is the seat of the district of the same name ( Municipio ).
Some of the buildings of the Universidad de Carabobo are located in Naguanagua.
history
Originally, Indians of the Valencioid culture inhabited this region. The name Naguanagua is said to mean abundance of water . Naguanagua as a city was founded on May 14, 1782 by the Bishop of Caracas Don Mariano Martí. At the end of the twentieth century, the city grew spatially with Valencia.
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Coordinates: 10 ° 15 ′ N , 68 ° 1 ′ W