San Mateo, Aragua
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San Mateo is a city
in state
of Aragua
in Venezuela
. It is the administrative seat of Bolívar Municipality
. It was founded on 30 November 1620.
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
in state
States of Venezuela
Venezuela is divided into 23 states , 1 Capital District and the Federal Dependencies that consist of a large number of Venezuelan islands...
of Aragua
Aragua (state)
Aragua State is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni...
in 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...
. It is the administrative seat of Bolívar Municipality
Bolívar Municipality, Aragua
The Bolívar Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 42,295. The town of San Mateo is the shire town of the...
. It was founded on 30 November 1620.