Güigüe


Güigüe is a city in the south of the Valencia Lake, in Carabobo, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Carlos Arvelo Municipality and of the Güigüe parish. The Güigüe River flows through the city, draining in Lake Valencia.

Etymology

According to the Venezuelan polygraph Dr. Lisandro Alvarado, the etymology of Güigüe comes from the indigenous Caribbean toponymy "UIUE", which means axe, or thunderstone, origin attributable to the indigenous people of the contours of the Lake of Tacarigua or Valencia.

History

The origin Güigüe, until now, has remained uncertain, but most historians say that Güigüe was founded in 1724, in the church of Our Lady of Rosary the oldest book found by Bishop Mariano Martí is a parish record book that was from 1724, when the parish was served by a priest named Cura Capellán. And this book was written on its front page in calligraphy the following sentence: "3 de mayo de 1724 en el valle de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Güigüe". On the other hand, Don Torcuato Manzo Núñez, who in his book "Historia del estado Carabobo", cites that Güigüe was founded in 1747.

Geography

Güigüe is located in the central region of Venezuela in the state of Carabobo and it is south of lake of Valencia. 151 km southwest of Caracas. Its lowest elevation is 445 m and its highest elevation is 667 m. The closest cities to Güigüe are Tacarigua, San Joaquin, Guacara, Mariara, Valencia. And the nearest airports are Arturo Michelena International Airport in Valencia and "MYC" Escuela Mariscal Sucre Airport in Maracay.
The limits of the Municipality of Güigüe are, north: Lake of Valencia, with the islands El Burro, Caiguire, Otama, El Fraile. South: la serranía de Cerro Azul, east: the state of Aragua, west: the Tacarigua parish of the Carlos Arvelo municipality.

Demographics

As of 2005, the urban parish of Güigüe has a little bit over 60,000 inhabitants.
YearPop.Change %
199045339
199146546+2.7%
199247747+2.6%
199348940+2.5%
199450124+2.4%
199551302+2.4%
199652471+2.3%
199753631+2.2%
199854781+2.1%
199955921+2.1%
200057043+2.0%
200562464+9.5%

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