Machiques

Municipality in Zulia, Venezuela From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Machiques is a city in Zulia State, Venezuela, located in the northwest portion of the country. It is close to the border with Colombia, and the area's main economic activity is cattle raising. On 16 August 2005 West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, en route from Panama City to Fort-de-France, stalled and crashed in a mountainous area of the municipality, killing all 160 people on board.[2]

CountryVenezuelaVenezuela
Founded8 November 1841
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Machiques
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Machiques shown within the state of Zulia
Machiques shown within the state of Zulia
Machiques is located in Venezuela
Machiques
Machiques
Coordinates: 10°04′N 72°34′W
CountryVenezuelaVenezuela
StateZulia
MunicipalityMachiques de Perijá
Founded8 November 1841
Population
 (2011)
  Urban
63,000[1]
  Metro
122,734
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
ClimateAw
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It is proposed that the city receive a railway station on the new national railway network.

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