Place:Carabobo, Venezuela

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NameCarabobo
Alt namesCarabobosource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Estado Carabobosource: Wikipedia
TypeState
Coordinates10.167°N 68.083°W
Located inVenezuela
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bejuma
Guacara
Morón
Puerto Cabello
San Diego
Valencia ( 1555 - )
Unknown
Aguas Calientes
Bartolomé Salom
Belén
Borburata
Candelaria
Canoabo
Catedral
Democracia
Diego Ibarras
El Cambur
El Socorro
Fraternidad
Goaigoaza
Güigüe
Independencia
Juan José Flores
Juan José Mora
Los Guayos
Miguel Peña
Miranda
Montalbán
Naguanagua
Negro Primero
Patanemo
Rafael Urdaneta
San Blas
San Joaquín
San José
Santa Rosa
Simón Bolivar
Tacarigua
Tocuyito
Unión
Urama
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Carabobo State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The capital city of this state is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 2,245,744.

Carabobo State was the site of the Battle of Carabobo on 24 June 1821. This was a decisive win in the war of independence from Spain, and was led by Simón Bolívar.

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