Los Guayos Municipality
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The Los Guayos Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities
(municipios
) that makes up the Venezuela
n state of Carabobo
and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 157,787. The town of Los Guayos
is the shire town
of the Los Guayos Municipality.
left a troop in the town of Los Guayos to defend the road against the Spanish troops while he followed his campaign in the Valencia region. The troop engaged in a battle with the Spanish troops and was about to win the battle when one of its officers turned to the enemy. The troop then dispersed itself.
The Colonial church of San Antonio de Padua or Church of Los Guayos: This is one of the oldest churches in Venezuela. Its first building dates back to 1650, when it was the church for the tibes of the area. The bell tower, with two adjacent areas, dates back to 1779.
(Los Guayos).
Municipalities of Venezuela
Municipalities of Venezuela are divisions of the states.-Amazonas:#Alto Orinoco #Atabapo #Atures #Autana #Manapiare #Maroa...
(municipios
Municipio
Municipio and Município are terms used for country subdivisions. They are often translated as municipality.-Overview:...
) that makes up the Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n state of Carabobo
Carabobo
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 4,650 km² and had an estimated population of...
and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 157,787. The town of Los Guayos
Los Guayos
Los Guayos is a town in Carabobo State, Venezuela, Northwest of the Valencia Lake. It is the capital of the Los Guayos Municipality and is currently part of Valencia's metropolitan area.- Etymology :...
is the shire town
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of the Los Guayos Municipality.
History
On February 20, 1694, Don Francisco Berroterán, governor of the Province of Venezuela, declared Los Guayos "Town of Indians". The area was belonged to the Guayos tribe. On June 6, 1710, the priest Mariano de Martí made "Los Guayos" a parish. In 1751, inhabitants of Los Guayos joined the national uprising led by Francisco de León against the Compañía Guipuzcoana. In 1812, Francisco de MirandaFrancisco de Miranda
Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Ravelo y Rodríguez de Espinoza , commonly known as Francisco de Miranda , was a Venezuelan revolutionary...
left a troop in the town of Los Guayos to defend the road against the Spanish troops while he followed his campaign in the Valencia region. The troop engaged in a battle with the Spanish troops and was about to win the battle when one of its officers turned to the enemy. The troop then dispersed itself.
Geography
The town of Los Guayos is part of the Los Guayos municipality. It has now almost merged with other towns in the area. The Caracas-Valencia motorway lies immediately to the North-Northeast of Los Guayos. The Los Guayos river runs from the northeast to the southeast part of the town.Sites of Interest
Demographics
The Los Guayos Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 157,787 (up from 133,237 in 2000). This amounts to 7.1% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 2465.42 PD/sqkm.Government
The mayor of the Los Guayos Municipality is Anibal Jose Dose Rumbos, re-elected on November 23, 2008 with 52% of the vote. The municipality is divided into one parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
(Los Guayos).