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Guanare
Guanare
Vía Guanare.JPG
Santuario a la Virgen de Coromoto - Guanare, Edo Portuguesa.jpg
Guanare 2010 010.JPG
La Plaza Bolívar de Guanare.jpg
Catedral de Guanare.jpg
From left to right: Way to Guanare, Sanctuary to the Virgin of Coromoto, Government Building of Portuguesa, Plaza Bolívar and Cathedral of Our Lady of Coromoto
Flag of Guanare
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Guanare is located in Venezuela
Guanare
Guanare
Location in Venezuela
Country VenezuelaVenezuela
State Portuguesa (Venezuela)Portuguesa
Founded 3 November 1591
Area
 • Total 2,008 km2 (775 sq mi)
Elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total 112,286
 • Density 100.63/km2 (260.6/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Guanareño(a)
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
Postal code
3350
Area code(s) 0257
Climate Aw
Website Alcaldía de Guanare
The area and population figures are for the municipality

Guanare (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaˈnaɾe]) is the capital and most populated city of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian.

Guanare was founded on 3 November 1591 by João Fernandes de Leão Pacheco (1543–1593), a Portuguese captain from Portimão.

Located at the edge of the Southwestern floodplains, near the Andes foothills, Guanare is in a region known for livestock and agricultural production. Guanare is also the location of one of the campuses of UNELLEZ

Notable people

  • Javier Bertucci, philanthropist and businessman
  • Ivian Sarcos, Miss World 2011
  • Martín Pérez, baseballer
  • Ernesto Mejía (Baseballer)

Geography

Climate

Vitral del Santuario Nacional Nuestra Señora de Coromoto - Guanare, Edo Portuguesa
Nuestra Señora de Coromoto National Shrine
Climate data for Guanare
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.7
(99.9)
38.2
(100.8)
38.5
(101.3)
37.8
(100.0)
37.2
(99.0)
34.3
(93.7)
34.2
(93.6)
34.7
(94.5)
35.2
(95.4)
34.9
(94.8)
35.3
(95.5)
35.9
(96.6)
38.5
(101.3)
Average high °C (°F) 33.1
(91.6)
33.9
(93.0)
34.2
(93.6)
32.6
(90.7)
30.9
(87.6)
30.1
(86.2)
30.0
(86.0)
30.6
(87.1)
31.3
(88.3)
31.5
(88.7)
31.8
(89.2)
32.1
(89.8)
31.8
(89.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.7
(80.1)
27.6
(81.7)
28.4
(83.1)
27.9
(82.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.0
(78.8)
25.7
(78.3)
26.1
(79.0)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.8
(80.2)
26.3
(79.3)
26.8
(80.2)
Average low °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4)
21.2
(70.2)
22.6
(72.7)
23.1
(73.6)
22.5
(72.5)
21.9
(71.4)
21.4
(70.5)
21.5
(70.7)
21.9
(71.4)
21.9
(71.4)
21.7
(71.1)
20.4
(68.7)
21.7
(71.1)
Record low °C (°F) 15.4
(59.7)
15.4
(59.7)
18.0
(64.4)
19.4
(66.9)
19.4
(66.9)
17.2
(63.0)
17.9
(64.2)
17.7
(63.9)
18.7
(65.7)
19.0
(66.2)
17.9
(64.2)
15.3
(59.5)
15.3
(59.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 14
(0.6)
17
(0.7)
41
(1.6)
131
(5.2)
227
(8.9)
245
(9.6)
266
(10.5)
200
(7.9)
173
(6.8)
172
(6.8)
111
(4.4)
33
(1.3)
1,630
(64.2)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 2.0 1.8 2.7 8.6 14.3 17.9 17.8 15.9 13.1 12.7 8.7 4.0 119.5
Average relative humidity (%) 67.5 64.5 64.0 69.5 76.0 78.5 78.5 78.0 77.5 76.5 76.0 72.5 73.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 257.3 221.2 207.7 141.0 145.7 138.0 167.4 186.0 195.0 207.7 219.0 232.5 2,318.5
Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (INAMEH)
Source 2: NOAA (extremes, rainy days, and sun)

See also

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