Ortiz
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Ortiz is a city in Venezuela
's Guárico State, located in the country's central plains.
It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality
of the same name.
The city was founded as a Roman Catholic mission in the late 16th century.
For a brief period between 1874 and 1881, Ortiz served as the state capital.
Ortiz is connected to Parapara to the North by a national road.
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...
's Guárico State, located in the country's central plains.
It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of the same name.
The city was founded as a Roman Catholic mission in the late 16th century.
For a brief period between 1874 and 1881, Ortiz served as the state capital.
Ortiz is connected to Parapara to the North by a national road.