San Carlos del Zulia

San Carlos del Zulia is the capital of Colón Municipality, located in Zulia State, . Founded on March 14, 1778, by Captain Nicolás José Antúnez Pacheco y de la Cruz y Velasco, alderman of the city of , accompanied by lieutenant Ramón Hernández de la Calle, in charge of the pacification of Motilón Indians populating the area.
  • Town with about 56,500 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as
    “Del Zulia”
    “San Carlos”

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Latitude
9.0005° or 9° 0′ 2″ north
Longitude
-71.9259° or 71° 55′ 33″ west
Open location code
67XC232F+6J
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“San Carlos del Zulia” goes by many names.
San Carlos del ZuliaCebuano
聖卡洛斯德爾蘇利亞Chinese
蘇利亞州聖卡洛斯Chinese
San Carlos del ZuliaDutch
San Carlos del ZuliaPolish
Сан Карлос Дел ЗулиаRussian
سان کارلوس دل زولیاUrdu

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