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'''Machiques''' is a city in [[Zulia State]], [[Venezuela]], located in the northwest portion of the country. It is close to the border with [[Colombia]], and the area's main economic activity is [[ranching|cattle raising]]. |
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| map_caption = Machiques shown within the state of [[Zulia]] |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Machiques de Perijá Municipality|Machiques de Perijá]] |
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| established_date = 8 November 1841 |
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| population_urban = 63,000 (2011)<ref>[http://www.geonames.org/3633444/machiques.html ''Machiques'']. Geonames.org. Retrieved 4 February 2019.</ref> |
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| blank1_info = [[Tropical savanna climate|Aw]] |
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'''Machiques''' is a city in [[Zulia State]], [[Venezuela]], located in the northwest portion of the country. It is close to the border with [[Colombia]], and the area's main economic activity is [[ranching|cattle raising]]. On 16 August 2005 [[West Caribbean Airways Flight 708]], en route from [[Panama City]] to [[Fort-de-France]], [[stall (flight)|stalled]] and crashed in a mountainous area of the municipality, killing all 160 people on board.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hradecky|first=Simon|title=Report:West Caribbean MD82 at Machiquez on Aug 16th 2005, Did Not Recover from High Altitude Stall|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4308e7d6&opt=0|accessdate=3 April 2012|newspaper=The Aviation Herald|date=5 September 2010}}</ref> |
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== Transport == |
== Transport == |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Railway stations in Venezuela]] |
* [[Railway stations in Venezuela]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/VE/23/Machiques.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 127m] |
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{{coord|10|04|N| 72|33|W|region:VE_type:city|display=title}} |
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{{Venezuela-geo-stub}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Venezuela]] |
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[[Category:Machiques| ]] |
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[[Category:Cities in Zulia]] |
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[[pt:Machiques]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 26 May 2021
Machiques | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Machiques shown within the state of Zulia | |
.svg)  Machiques | |
| Coordinates: 10°04′N 72°34′W / 10.067°N 72.567°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Zulia |
| Municipality | Machiques de Perijá |
| Founded | 8 November 1841 |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Urban | 63,000 (2,011)[1] |
| • Metro | 122,734 (2,011) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Climate | Aw |
Machiques is a city in Zulia State, Venezuela, located in the northwest portion of the country. It is close to the border with Colombia, and the area's main economic activity is cattle raising. On 16 August 2005 West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, en route from Panama City to Fort-de-France, stalled and crashed in a mountainous area of the municipality, killing all 160 people on board.[2]
Transport
[edit]It is proposed that the city receive a railway station on the new national railway network.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Machiques. Geonames.org. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (5 September 2010). "Report:West Caribbean MD82 at Machiquez on Aug 16th 2005, Did Not Recover from High Altitude Stall". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
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