Quíbor

Place in Lara, Venezuela From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Quíbor [ˈkiβoɾ] is a city in the state of Lara, Venezuela.[1] It has 70,536 inhabitants.

CountryVenezuela
Founded1620
Time zoneUTC-4:30 (VST)
Postal code
3061
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Quíbor
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Official seal of Quíbor
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Quíbor is located in Venezuela
Quíbor
Quíbor
Coordinates: 09°55′52″N 69°37′29″W
CountryVenezuela
StateLara
Founded1620
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
70,536
 • Demonym
Quiboreno
Time zoneUTC-4:30 (VST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4:30 (not observed)
Postal code
3061
Area code0253
ClimateBSh
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History

The region was inhabited well before the Europeans arrived. The first European record about the region dates back to 1545, when López Montalvo de Lugo, under order of governor Jorge de la Espira, arrived in the valley of Quíbor.

Venezuela's Captain General Francisco de la Hoz Berríos ordered the official foundation of Quíbor in June 1620, even if there was already a native American village there. The centre got as official name Nuestra Señora de Altagracia de Quíbor.

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