Ortiz (city)

Ortiz is the capital of the Ortiz district of the same name in the northwest of the Guárico state in Venezuela . The place had about 8459 inhabitants in 2010.

Ortiz emerged as a settlement of Spanish ranchers, mostly from the Basque Country, during the seventeenth century. Ortiz was twice the capital of Guáricos .

Ortiz is a main theme in the novel Casas Muertas by Miguel Otero Silva .

traffic

Ortiz is connected to the rest of the country by National Road 2. This road leads north via Parapara and Flores to San Juan de los Morros . In a southerly direction, the national road leads to Calabozo, 90 km away .

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Ortiz, origin

Individual evidence

↑ Guárico Proyección de la población por municipios y parroquias, al (30-06) 1990 - 2020. on the website of the Universidad de los Andes Venezuela.
↑ Miguel Otero Silva, his work
↑ Miguel Otero Silva: Casas Muertas 2nd edition. Ed. Oveja Negra, Bogota 1986, ISBN 958-06-0274-3 .

9.62153 -67.29197Coordinates: 9 ° 37 ′ N , 67 ° 18 ′ W

[1] Guárico Proyección de la población por municipios y parroquias, al (30-06) 1990 - 2020. on the website of the Universidad de los Andes Venezuela.

[2] Miguel Otero Silva, his work

[3] Miguel Otero Silva: Casas Muertas 2nd edition. Ed. Oveja Negra, Bogota 1986, ISBN 958-06-0274-3 .