Carora
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Ciudad de Carora (Carohana City) | ||
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City | ||
Country Venezuela | | |
State | Lara | |
Counties | Torres Municipality | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Edgar Manuel Carrasco Paez (2009–2012) | |
Elevation | 419 m (1,375 ft) | |
Population (2015) | ||
• Total | 250.000 | |
Demonyms | carorenian, carorian, caroreño/a, caroriano/a. | |
Climate | Aw | |
Website | Alcaldía de Torres |
The City of Carora, commonly called Carora City (in Spanish, Ciudad de Carora), is a city in
Notable people
Carora City has been the birthplace of very important people in knowledge different areas. Guitarist players Alirio Diaz and Rodrigo Riera; historians Guillermo Moron, Ismael Silva Montañes, Ambrosio Perera; lawyers Ambrosio Oropeza, Juan Oropeza, Antonio Oropeza; health science Dr. Pastor Oropeza; lawyer and one of the writers of the 1961 Venezuelan Constitution Jose "Cheito" Herrera Oropeza; and Héctor Mujica, writer, journalist, co-founder of the Venezuelan
Education
Colleges and universities in Carohana City include National Experimental Polytechnic University Antonio Jose de Sucre (UNEXPO), National Open University,[2] and Technological University Institute Mario Briceño Iragorry.[3]
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Carora City (Ciudad de Carora) is officially a sister city of
References
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 381–382.
- ^ "Inicio". Una.edu.ve. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Instituto Universitario de Tecnología " Mario Briceño Iragorry"". Archived from the original on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2014-02-19.