Cúa
Cúa
Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Cúa | |
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Nickname: The Tuy Pearl | |
Coordinates: 10°10′N 66°53′W / 10.167°N 66.883°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Miranda |
Municipality | Urdaneta |
Government | |
• Mayor | Edicson Sarmientos (2008–2012) |
Area | |
• Total | 273 km2 (105 sq mi) |
Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
Population (July 1, 2009) | |
• Total | 127,900 |
• Density | 468.50/km2 (1,213.4/sq mi) |
Climate | Aw |
Website | Urdaneta Municipality website |
Cúa (founded in 1690) is a small city capital of the Urdaneta Municipality, located in the
With leafy forest and meadows, Cúa has a population of 123,000 (2004), mainly dedicated to services and industry (plastic pipes, paper rolls) it's a dormitory town. The most important districts of Cúa are: Nueva Cúa, Lecumberry, La Fila, Mume, Santa rosa and Aparay.
The local Sanctuary of the Virgin of Betania has become famous for its attributed
Cúa is one of the locations served by the
Foundation
The first establishments of Cúa dates from the
The name of Cúa, according to some historians, has it origin from the Cumanagotos natives, from the Carib language that means Crab, meaning that Cúa is the place where the crab abounds. Others affirm that its name is associate with Apacuana, a brave native woman from the region, that fought against the Spaniards. Others think that that name was giving in honor to the native Cue, ally of the Spaniards, that helped in the foundation and consolidation of the town.
Geography
Climate
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.3 (90.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.5 (79.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
Average relative humidity (%)
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68.8 | 68.1 | 65.9 | 66.3 | 68.7 | 70.9 | 72.3 | 71.5 | 69.7 | 69.6 | 70.4 | 69.5 | 69.3 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (INAMEH)[1][2] |
Law and government
Cúa has one municipality: Urdaneta Municipality. Venezuelan law specifies that municipal governments have four main functions: executive, legislative, comptroller, and planning. The executive function is managed by the
Demographics
Cúa has a total area of 273 km2 (105.4 mi2), with a population of 123,000 (2004), the city limits by the north with the municipalities
Cúa districts
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Parishes
- Cúa
- Nueva Cúa
Transportation
- Buses are the main means of mass transportation, operated by several companies on normal streets and avenues:
- bus; large buses.
- buseta; medium size buses.
- microbus or colectivo; vans or minivans.
- IFE; train services to and from Caracas and Charallave.
Main avenues
- Perimetral avenue
- Monseñor Pellín avenue
- José María Carreño street
- El Rosario street
- El Carmen street
- Lecumberry street
- San Rafael street
- Juan España street
- Zamora street
Notable people
- Ezequiel Zamora
- José María Carreño
- Cristóbal Rojas
- Baudilio Díaz
- María Teresa Castillo
- Victor Guillermo Ramos Rangel
- Evencio Castellanos
- Pancho Prin
- Gregor Blanco[6]
See also
- Miranda state
- Charallave
- List of cities in Venezuela
References
- ^ "Estadísticos Básicos Temperaturas y Humedades Relativas Máximas y Mínimas Medias" (PDF). INAMEH (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ "Estadísticos Básicos Temperaturas y Humedades Relativas Medias" (PDF). INAMEH (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ Gobierno Bolivariano de Venezuela. "Poder Público Municipal". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2006-11-21. (in Spanish)
- ^ Law and government Archived 2006-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2015 February « White Shark". Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-05-05.