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Arauca is a municipality and capital city of the Arauca Department of Colombia. Its full name is Villa de Santa Bárbara de Arauca, it is located at N 07° 05′ 25″ - W 70° 45′ 42″. The Municipality of Arauca has a total population of 85,585 (2018 census).[2]
Arauca
Monument in front of the Arauca City Hall
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Location of the municipality and town of Arauca in the Arauca Department
The Arauca region was explored by the German conquistador Jorge de la Espira, or Georg von Speyer, in 1536. The early Spanish did not stay because they were on the quest for El Dorado. However, they were later followed by Jesuits and land-grantees who founded the first settlements.
Arauca was founded on December 4, 1780, by Juan Isidro Daboín on the site of an indigenous hamlet of about ten families called Guahibo. Arauca was named after the Arauca River, which now separates it from Venezuela, which river in turn was named for the indigenous people the Arauca. The area is flat and subject to frequent flooding from the river.
At one point, it was the capital of the New Granada Province of Casanare which was much larger than the current Department of Casanare. In addition, the Villa de Santa Bárbara de Arauca, has been:
Capital of the Republic, under the revolutionary government, constituted July 16, 1816;
Capital of the Police District (Comisaría especial) since 1911;
Capital of the Province (Intendencia Nacional) of Arauca, 1955–1991;
The White and Mestizo people dominate the city making up 92.4% of its population together. Blacks make up 5.9% of the city and Indigenous people make up 1.7% of the city.
Economy
Sunset over the Río Arauca
Since its founding, Arauca's primary business has been the raising of cattle, and this is still true. But increasingly, since 1984 it is the exploitation of nearby petroleum (oil sands) that has provided the bulk of municipal income in recent years. The building of the bridge, Puente José Antonio Páez, connecting it with Venezuela stimulated the economy, as did completion of the highway to Bogotá, known as The Route of the Liberators (La Ruta de los Libertadores). Arauca is now on the main surface route between Caracas and Bogotá.
Transportation
Embraer 170 jet of the Satena fleet, during loading in the Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport
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language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es Arauca Arauca see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated es Arauca Arauca to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Arauca is a municipality and capital city of the Arauca Department of Colombia Its full name is Villa de Santa Barbara de Arauca it is located at N 07 05 25 W 70 45 42 The Municipality of Arauca has a total population of 85 585 2018 census 2 AraucaMonument in front of the Arauca City HallFlagSealLocation of the municipality and town of Arauca in the Arauca DepartmentAraucaLocation in ColombiaCoordinates 7 5 26 N 70 45 42 W 7 09056 N 70 76167 W 7 09056 70 76167CountryColombiaDepartmentArauca DepartmentFoundedDecember 4 1780Government MayorBenjamin Socadagui CermenoArea Total5 841 km2 2 255 sq mi Elevation125 m 410 ft Population 2018 Census 1 Total85 585 Density15 km2 38 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 COL Postcode810001 9Area code57 7ClimateAwWebsiteOfficial website in Spanish Contents 1 History 2 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 Ethnic Groups 4 Economy 5 Transportation 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe Arauca region was explored by the German conquistador Jorge de la Espira or Georg von Speyer in 1536 The early Spanish did not stay because they were on the quest for El Dorado However they were later followed by Jesuits and land grantees who founded the first settlements Arauca was founded on December 4 1780 by Juan Isidro Daboin on the site of an indigenous hamlet of about ten families called Guahibo Arauca was named after the Arauca River which now separates it from Venezuela which river in turn was named for the indigenous people the Arauca The area is flat and subject to frequent flooding from the river At one point it was the capital of the New Granada Province of Casanare which was much larger than the current Department of Casanare In addition the Villa de Santa Barbara de Arauca has been Capital of the Republic under the revolutionary government constituted July 16 1816 Capital of the Police District Comisaria especial since 1911 Capital of the Province Intendencia Nacional of Arauca 1955 1991 Oil capital of Colombia since 1986 Capital of the Department of Arauca since 1991 Climate EditClimate data for AraucaMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 36 8 98 2 38 4 101 1 39 2 102 6 39 3 102 7 38 4 101 1 36 6 97 9 34 6 94 3 35 4 95 7 36 4 97 5 36 3 97 3 36 4 97 5 35 8 96 4 39 3 102 7 Average high C F 32 7 90 9 34 2 93 6 34 4 93 9 33 3 91 9 30 5 86 9 29 9 85 8 29 4 84 9 30 3 86 5 31 2 88 2 31 6 88 9 31 4 88 5 31 4 88 5 31 7 89 0 Daily mean C F 27 2 81 0 28 3 82 9 28 6 83 5 27 6 81 7 26 4 79 5 25 8 78 4 25 5 77 9 25 9 78 6 26 3 79 3 26 6 79 9 26 8 80 2 26 7 80 1 26 8 80 3 Average low C F 20 1 68 2 20 5 68 9 21 4 70 5 22 3 72 1 22 3 72 1 22 1 71 8 22 1 71 8 22 1 71 8 22 2 72 0 22 2 72 0 22 2 72 0 21 3 70 3 21 7 71 1 Record low C F 15 4 59 7 15 2 59 4 16 3 61 3 17 3 63 1 18 0 64 4 17 5 63 5 18 0 64 4 17 6 63 7 18 0 64 4 18 0 64 4 18 0 64 4 18 0 64 4 15 2 59 4 Average precipitation mm inches 13 0 0 51 12 0 0 47 39 7 1 56 130 9 5 15 224 1 8 82 313 7 12 35 304 7 12 00 234 2 9 22 204 3 8 04 186 7 7 35 110 1 4 33 24 6 0 97 1 798 70 77 Average precipitation days 1 2 4 11 16 21 20 19 14 13 9 4 134Mean monthly sunshine hours 270 2 223 8 208 6 155 1 152 8 133 4 140 5 153 7 178 7 194 0 205 5 243 2 2 259 5Source Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales 3 Demographics EditEthnic Groups Edit Main article Human biological diversity and ethnicity in Colombia Human biological diversity and ethnicity 4 White and Mestizo 92 4 Afro Colombian includes Mixed 5 9 American Indian 1 7 The White and Mestizo people dominate the city making up 92 4 of its population together Blacks make up 5 9 of the city and Indigenous people make up 1 7 of the city Economy Edit Sunset over the Rio Arauca Since its founding Arauca s primary business has been the raising of cattle and this is still true But increasingly since 1984 it is the exploitation of nearby petroleum oil sands that has provided the bulk of municipal income in recent years The building of the bridge Puente Jose Antonio Paez connecting it with Venezuela stimulated the economy as did completion of the highway to Bogota known as The Route of the Liberators La Ruta de los Libertadores Arauca is now on the main surface route between Caracas and Bogota Transportation Edit Embraer 170 jet of the Satena fleet during loading in the Santiago Perez Quiroz Airport Santiago Perez AirportReferences Edit https www dane gov co files varios informacion capital DANE 2019 pdf bare URL PDF https www dane gov co files varios informacion capital DANE 2019 pdf bare URL PDF Climate of Arauca Table of Values in Spanish Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales Retrieved September 6 2012 Grupos etnicos informacion tecnica External links EditOfficial website of the Arauca municipality Arauca News Arauca llanera music Coordinates 7 05 25 N 70 45 42 W 7 09028 N 70 76167 W 7 09028 70 76167 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arauca Arauca amp oldid 1090609855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
