Maiquetía is a city located in the Central Region of Venezuela, in the state of Vargas. It is at approximately 19 m above sea level on a small shelf between the Caribbean and the mountains behind it. Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, is approximately 37 km to the southeast.
Maiquetía is mainly a commercial center. The historic center has many narrow streets lined with stores and a market. The main road in this part of the city is the Avenida Carlos Soublette. The recent geopolitical divisions in Vargas makes Maiquetía no longer include the Simón Bolívar International Airport, the most important one in the country and the commercial airport serving Caracas. Conviasa, the Venezuelan flag carrier airline, is headquartered in the city. Even though the airport is now in the state of Vargas, it has kept the name Maiquetía, which cause some confusion among locals and foreigners alike.
The city forms a conurbation with La Guaira with which it is linked via Avenida Soublette. Given its proximity to Caracas and seafront location, it offers an optimal location for some hotels.
Maiquetía suffered the devastating effects of torrential rains and mudslides during the 1999 Vargas tragedy.
^"World Weather Information Service - Maiquetía". World Meteorological Information. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
^. Hong Kong Observatory. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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maiquetía, city, located, central, region, venezuela, state, vargas, approximately, above, level, small, shelf, between, caribbean, mountains, behind, caracas, venezuelan, capital, approximately, southeast, coordinates, 59583, 97722, 59583, 97722countryvenezue. Maiquetia is a city located in the Central Region of Venezuela in the state of Vargas It is at approximately 19 m above sea level on a small shelf between the Caribbean and the mountains behind it Caracas the Venezuelan capital is approximately 37 km to the southeast MaiquetiaMaiquetiaCoordinates 10 35 45 N 66 58 38 W 10 59583 N 66 97722 W 10 59583 66 97722CountryVenezuelaStateVargasMunicipalityVargas MunicipalityFounded20 January 1670Elevation19 m 62 ft Population 2007 Total87 909 DemonymMaiquetienseTime zoneUTC 04 00 VST Postal code1160 1161Area code0212ClimateBShWebsiteMunicipal website permanent dead link Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia Vargas Maiquetia is mainly a commercial center The historic center has many narrow streets lined with stores and a market The main road in this part of the city is the Avenida Carlos Soublette The recent geopolitical divisions in Vargas makes Maiquetia no longer include the Simon Bolivar International Airport the most important one in the country and the commercial airport serving Caracas Conviasa the Venezuelan flag carrier airline is headquartered in the city Even though the airport is now in the state of Vargas it has kept the name Maiquetia which cause some confusion among locals and foreigners alike The city forms a conurbation with La Guaira with which it is linked via Avenida Soublette Given its proximity to Caracas and seafront location it offers an optimal location for some hotels Maiquetia suffered the devastating effects of torrential rains and mudslides during the 1999 Vargas tragedy Contents 1 Climate 2 Sports 3 References 4 External linksClimate EditMaiquetia has a tropical savannah climate Aw with hot humid days and warm nights year round Climate data for Maiquetia Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 28 5 83 3 28 3 82 9 28 5 83 3 29 1 84 4 30 0 86 0 30 3 86 5 30 1 86 2 30 9 87 6 31 4 88 5 31 3 88 3 30 5 86 9 29 4 84 9 29 9 85 7 Daily mean C F 24 4 75 9 24 5 76 1 24 9 76 8 25 7 78 3 26 6 79 9 26 7 80 1 26 4 79 5 27 0 80 6 27 4 81 3 27 3 81 1 26 7 80 1 25 4 77 7 26 1 79 0 Average low C F 21 9 71 4 21 9 71 4 22 3 72 1 23 3 73 9 24 2 75 6 24 2 75 6 23 8 74 8 24 2 75 6 24 6 76 3 24 6 76 3 24 0 75 2 22 7 72 9 23 5 74 3 Average rainfall mm inches 28 1 1 11 17 1 0 67 22 1 0 87 29 0 1 14 36 1 1 42 53 3 2 10 56 8 2 24 50 3 1 98 54 1 2 13 55 9 2 20 53 6 2 11 54 4 2 14 510 8 20 11 Average rainy days 1 0 mm 3 6 2 6 1 8 2 7 4 4 6 7 7 6 7 4 7 0 6 7 5 5 5 1 61 1Mean monthly sunshine hours 232 5 220 4 241 8 183 0 201 5 207 0 241 8 244 9 228 0 207 7 195 0 210 8 2 614 4Source 1 World Meteorological Organization 1 Source 2 Hong Kong Observatory 2 Sports EditThe city is home to the basketball team Bucaneros de La Guaira The team plays its home games at the Polideportivo Jose Maria Vargas References Edit Venezuela portal World Weather Information Service Maiquetia World Meteorological Information Retrieved 27 October 2012 Climatological Information for Maiquetia Venezuela Hong Kong Observatory Archived from the original on 1 January 2015 Retrieved 27 October 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maiquetia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maiquetia amp oldid 1014350621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
