Santa Bárbara del Zulia
Santa Bárbara | |
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| Santa Bárbara del Zulia | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Santa Bárbara Location within Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 9°00′0″N 71°57′0″W / 9.00000°N 71.95000°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Zulia |
| Municipality | Colón Municipality |
| Founded | 1704 |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 80,000 (estimate) |
| • Demonym | Barbarense |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Climate | Aw |
Santa Bárbara del Zulia is a city in Zulia State in Venezuela. It is located to the south-west of Maracaibo Lake, in the Sur del Lago region of the state. It has a population of around 80,000. Santa Bárbara is connected by two bridges across the Escalante River with the city of San Carlos del Zulia, forming a twin city. The city was founded in 1780.[1]
Transport
Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport is located in the city.
Education
Santa Bárbara del Zulia is home to the main campus of the Universidad Nacional Experimental Sur del Lago Jesús Maria Semprum (UNESUR - English: National Experimental University of Sur del Lago), founded in 2000.[2][3]
Climate
| Climate data for Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C | 32 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 39 |
| Record low °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Average precipitation mm | 106 | 90 | 92 | 95 | 97 | 105 | 171 | 208 | 205 | 178 | 159 | 130 | 205 |
| Record high °F | 90 | 90 | 93 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 102 | 97 | 95 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 102 |
| Record low °F | 68 | 66 | 68 | 77 | 79 | 75 | 81 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 66 |
| Average precipitation inches | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 8.1 |
| Average precipitation days | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 97 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 87 | 92 | 95 | 97 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 86.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 181 | 179 | 185 | 186 | 199 | 170 | 167 | 157 | 159 | 167 | 170 | 178 | 2,098 |
Notable people
- Governor and presidential candidate Manuel Rosales was born in the city on December 12, 1952.
- Gleiker Mendoza, a Venezuelan professional football player[4] (born December 8, 2001)
References
- Emilio Strauss, William Fuenmayor, José Romero.(2000). Atlas del Estado Zulia.
- ↑ "El Mito de las Ciudades Gemelas: La Verdad Histórica detrás de San Carlos y Santa Bárbara del Zulia | La Piragua Ver. 2". La Piragua (in Spanish). 24 August 2026. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
- ↑ "Núcleos". UNESUR (in European Spanish). Universidad Nacional Experimental Sur del Lago Jesús Maria Semprum. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
- ↑ "Historia" (in Spanish). Universidad Sur del Lago Jesús María Semprum. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
- ↑ Rondon, Pablo (15 November 2024). "Gleiker Mendoza disfrutó su mejor presentación en Táchira". Liga FUTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2026.