Place:Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda, Venezuela

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NameOcumare del Tuy
Alt namesOcumare del Túysource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCity
Coordinates10.117°N 66.767°W
Located inMiranda, Venezuela
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Ocumare del Tuy is a city located in Miranda State in northern Venezuela, the shire town of the Lander Municipality. Ocumare del Tuy is noted for warm and clear weather, with year-round sunshine and 60 days of rainfall annually, and an average temperature that ranges from 64 to 83 °F (18 to 28 °C), but with relatively low humidity.

Ocumare del Tuy has a population of around 160,000 (2005), mainly dedicated to agriculture (cocoa, coffee, sugar cane) and livestock farming (pigs, but also cattle), with leafy forest and meadows.

Ocumare del Tuy was the capital of the state of Miranda between 1904 and 1928, when it moved to Petare and later to Los Teques.

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