San Antonio del Táchira
Place in Táchira, Venezuela
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San Antonio del Táchira is a city in the Venezuelan Andean state of Táchira. The busy highway across the Simón Bolívar International Bridge linking the cities of Cúcuta, Colombia, and San Cristóbal, Venezuela, passes through San Antonio del Táchira, making it an important gateway between the two nations. This city is the shire town of the Municipio Bolívar de Táchira and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 48,171.[1]
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| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Táchira |
| Municipality | Bolívar |
| Founded | 1724 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Simón Vargas MUD |
| Area | |
• Total | 204 km2 (79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 802 m (2,631 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 61,630 |
| • Density | 236.13/km2 (611.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code | 0276 |
| Climate | BSh |
| Website | bolivar-tachira.gob.ve |
| The area and population figures are for the municipality | |
History
General Simón Bolívar passed through this city during his Admirable Campaign on March 1, 1813.
Demographics
Government
San Antonio del Táchira is the shire town of the Bolívar Municipality in Táchira. The mayor of the Bolívar Municipality is Juan Vicente Cañas Alviarez, elected in 2004 with 48% of the vote.[3] He replaced Ramon Vivas shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.[4]
Economy
Transportation
Airport
The city's airport, Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport, is located 2 kilometers northeast of the city.
Bridges
The Simón Bolívar International Bridge, crossing the Táchira River leads to Cúcuta in Colombia.[5]
Sites of interest
Squares and parks
- Plaza Bolívar (located between carreras 9 and 10 and calles 3 and 4)
- Plaza Miranda (located between carreras 12 and 13 and calles 4 and 5)
Climate
| Climate data for San Antonio Del Tachira (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.7 (89.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.7 (1.60) |
36.8 (1.45) |
49.4 (1.94) |
99.4 (3.91) |
71.4 (2.81) |
27.9 (1.10) |
27.6 (1.09) |
32.9 (1.30) |
62.5 (2.46) |
110.1 (4.33) |
100.1 (3.94) |
62.5 (2.46) |
721.3 (28.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.9 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 9.9 | 136.7 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[6] | |||||||||||||