San Antonio del Táchira

Infobox Settlement
official_name = San Antonio del Táchira
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map_caption = Bolívar Municipality in Táchira State
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = Municipality
subdivision_name = Venezuela
subdivision_name1 = Táchira
subdivision_name2 = Bolívar
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leader_title =Mayor
leader_name =Juan Vicente Cañas Alviarez (MVR)
area_total_km2 = 204
population_as_of = 2001
population_footnotes =
population_total = 48171
population_density_km2 = 236.13
timezone = VST
utc_offset = -4:30
timezone_DST = not observed
utc_offset_DST = -4:30
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elevation_m = 802
population_blank1_title = Demonym
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area_code = 0276
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website = [http://bolivar-tachira.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ bolivar-tachira.gob.ve]
footnotes = The area and population figures are for the municipality

San Antonio del Táchira is a city in the Venezuelan Andean state of Táchira. The busy highway linking the cities of Cúcuta, Colombia, and San Cristóbal, Venezuela, passes through San Antonio del Táchira, making it an important gateway between the two nations. This city is the shire town of the Municipio Bolívar de Táchira and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 48,171.http://www.tachira.gov.ve/paginaweb/tachira/estadisticas/Estadisticas_Municipios/bolivar.pdf]

History

General Simón Bolívar passed through this city during his Admirable Campaign on March 1, 1813.

Demographics

The Bolívar Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 48,171 (up from 39,752 in 1990). This amounts to 4.9% of Táchira's population. [ [http://www.ine.gov.ve/censo/fichascenso/tiro.asp?cod_entidad=20 Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda ] ] The municipality's population density is 611.6 people per square mile (236.13/km²).

Government

San Antonio del Táchira is the shire town of the Bolívar Municipality in Táchira. The mayor of the Bolívar Municipality is Juan Vicente Cañas Alviarez, elected in 2004 with 48% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/18/alcaldedis=0&edo=18&mun=2&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] He replaced Ramon Vivas shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf]

Economy

Transportation

Airport

The city's airport, Aeropuerto Juan Vicente Gómez, is located 2 kilometers northeast of the city.

ites of interest

quares and parks

*Plaza Bolívar (located between carreras 9 and 10 and calles 3 and 4)
*Plaza Miranda (located between carreras 12 and 13 and calles 4 and 5)

References

External links

* [http://bolivar-tachira.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ bolivar-tachira.gob.ve] es icon
* [http://www.fronteractiva.com/perfilsat.htm Facts & figures of the Bolívar Municipality] es icon
* [http://www.tachira.gov.ve/paginaweb/tachira/municipios/bolivar/index.htm Information on the Bolívar Municipality] es icon
* [http://www.tachira.gov.ve/paginaweb/tachira/estadisticas/Estadisticas_Municipios/bolivar.pdf More information on the Bolívar Municipality] es icon