Bailadores
Appearance
Bailadores | |
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Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°9′W / 8.600°N 71.150°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
States | State, Mérida |
Municipalities | Rivas Dávila Municipality |
Founded | 14 September 1601 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nilson Peña |
Area | |
• Total | 187 km2 (72 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,630 m (5,350 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,841 |
• Density | 673.64/km2 (1,744.7/sq mi) |
• Demonym | Bailadoreño(a) |
Time zone | UTC-4:30 (VST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4:30 (not observed) |
Postal code | 5133 |
Area code | 275 |
Website | http://www.merida.gob.ve/ |
Bailadores is a town in the western part of the Mérida State of Venezuela and is the capital of the Rivas Dávila Municipality.
History
[edit]It was founded by Captain Luis Martín Martín, September 14, 1601, by appointment of founder Peter Sandes Court, from the Real Audiencia de Santa Fe de Bogotá.[citation needed]
Notable people
[edit]- Guillermo Davila, actor and singer