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Mucuchíes

Mucuchíes is a town in the of , . It is at an altitude of 2,983 meters and has a cool climate, with an average temperature of 11 °C. The town was founded by Bartolomé Gil Naranjo in 1586.
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  • Type: Town with 8,880 residents
  • Description: town in Mérida State, Venezuela
  • Also known as: “Mucuchies” and “Mucuhies”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apartaderos.

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is a small Andean town in Mérida State, . Located at an altitude of 3,505 metres, it is the highest town in Venezuela, surrounded by páramo vegetation, the town has tourism facilities such as restaurants, gift shops and small hotels. is situated 9 km northeast of Mucuchíes.

Mucuchíes

Latitude
8.74901° or 8° 44′ 56″ north
Longitude
-70.92006° or 70° 55′ 12″ west
Population
8,880
Elevation
2,960 metres (9,711 feet)
Open location code
67WFP3XH+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 604128554
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3631752
Wiki­data ID
Q1951681
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Mucuchíes” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Mucuchíes”
  • Chinese: “穆庫切斯”
  • Danish: “Mucuchíes”
  • Dutch: “Mucuchíes”
  • French: “Mucuchíes”
  • German: “Mucuchíes”
  • Italian: “Mucuchíes”
  • Japanese: “ムクチェス (都市)”
  • Persian: “موکوچیس”
  • Polish: “Mucuchíes”
  • Portuguese: “Mucuchies”
  • Spanish: “Mucuchies”
  • Spanish: “Mucuchíes”
  • Swedish: “Mucuchíes”
  • “Mucuchíes”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mucuchíes”. Photo: Venex, CC BY-SA 3.0.