Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto | |
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City | |
| Nueva Segovia de Barquisimeto | |
Top: Skyline view of West Barrio Nuevo Second: Obelisk of Barquisimeto, Barquisimeto Municipal Tower and Casa de Eustaquio Gomez Third: Barquisimeto Metropolitan Cathedral, Santa Rosa Church, Flower of Venezuela Fourth: West-Central Lisandro Alvarado University Fifth: Barquisimeto Government Palace Bottom: Night view of central Carrera | |
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| Nickname(s): "Capital musical de Venezuela" (English: Musical capital of Venezuela). "Ciudad Crepuscular" (English: "Twilight City") | |
Barquisimeto Barquisimeto | |
| Coordinates: 10°03′49″N 69°20′05″W / 10.06361°N 69.33472°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Lara |
| Municipality | Iribarren |
| Founded | 1552 |
| Founded by | Juan de Villegas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yanys Aguero (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• City | 276 km2 (107 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 194 km2 (75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• City | 1,240,714 |
| • Rank | 4th in Venezuela |
| • Density | 4,400/km2 (11,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | barquisimetano, guaro |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Postal code | 3001 - 3023 |
| Area code | 0251 |
| Climate | BSh |
| Website | Local government website (in Spanish) |
| The area and population figures are for the municipality. | |
Barquisimeto is the capital city of Lara and seat of the Iribarren Municipality in Venezuela. Barquisimeto is located in the Central-Western Region. The city is an important urban, industrial, commercial, musical, and transportational center in the country, recognized as the fourth-largest city by population after Caracas, Maracaibo, and Valencia. Barquisimeto is sometimes referred to as the "Music City of Venezuela" due to the large number of musical institutions there. Gustavo Dudamel, the director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, was born in the city.