La Victoria
La Victoria is a locality in the state of Apure in Venezuela, on the Venezuelan side of the banks of the Arauca River. In 2021, it was the epicenter of clashes between FARC dissidents and the Venezuelan Armed Forces that caused a forced migration of more than 4 thousand inhabitants to the Colombian town of Arauquita.- Type: Town
- Description: city in Apure, Venezuela
- Also known as: “La Victoria de Los Arenales” and “La Victoria, Apure”
La Victoria
- Categories: city, border city, administrative territorial entity, and locality
- Location: Páez Municipality, Apure, Los Llanos, Venezuela, South America
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Latitude
7.0336° or 7° 2′ 1″ north
Longitude
-71.4369° or 71° 26′ 13″ west
Elevation
158 metres (518 feet)
Open location code
67VC2HM7+C6
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“La Victoria” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “La Victoria”
- French: “La Victoria”
- Spanish: “La Victoria”
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