San José de Barlovento
San José de Barlovento | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Barlovento | |
  San José de Barlovento Location within Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°18′03″N 66°59′36″W / 10.30083°N 66.99333°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipality | Andrés Bello Municipality, Miranda |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David A. Sojo[1] |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Demonym | Barloventeño/a |
| Time zone | VST |
| Climate | Aw |
San José de Barlovento (formerly San José de Río Chico) is a city in the state of Miranda, Venezuela. It is the capital of Andrés Bello Municipality, which was established as an autonomous municipality in 1982.[1]
Andrés Bello Municipality is largely agricultural; a 2024 agricultural census recorded about 2,668 hectares under cultivation, with cacao, plantain and cassava among the main crops.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Conmemoran 42 años de autonomía municipal del municipio Andrés Bello". Agencia Venezolana de Noticias (in Spanish). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
Further reading
- Castro Achique, José Dolores. San José de Barlovento: Historias, anécdotas, sucesos, personajes y otras cosas más (PDF) (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Experimental de los Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel Zamora. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2025.