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'''Güigüe''' (pronounced Gwigwe) is a city in the south of the [[Valencia Lake]], in [[Carabobo]], [[Venezuela]]. It is the capital of the [[Carlos Arvelo Municipality]] and of the Güigüe parish. The [[Güigüe River]] flows through the city, draining in Lake Valencia.
'''Guigue''' (pronounced Gwigwe) is a city in the south of the [[Valencia Lake]], in [[Carabobo]], Venezuela. It is the capital of the [[Carlos Arvelo Municipality]] and of the Guigue parish. The [[Guigue River]] flows through the city, draining in Lake Valencia.


[[Image:Guigueencarabobo.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Güigüe in Carabobo]]
[[Image:Guigueencarabobo.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Guigue in Carabobo]]


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
According to the Venezuelan polygraph [[Lisandro Alvarado|Dr. Lisandro Alvarado]], the etymology of Güigüe comes from the indigenous Caribbean toponymy "UIUE", which means axe, or [[Thunderstone (folklore)|thunderstone]], origin attributable to the indigenous people of the contours of the Lake of Tacarigua or Valencia<ref name=h >{{cite web|title=GÜIGÜE PARISH|url= http://www.alcaldiadecarlosarvelo.gob.ve/municipio-guigue/|}}</ref>.
According to the Venezuelan polygraph [[Lisandro Alvarado|Dr. Lisandro Alvarado]], the etymology of Güigüe comes from the indigenous Caribbean toponymy "UIUE", which means axe, or [[Thunderstone (folklore)|thunderstone]], origin attributable to the indigenous people of the contours of the Lake of Tacarigua or Valencia.<ref name=h >{{cite web|title=GÜIGÜE PARISH|url=http://www.alcaldiadecarlosarvelo.gob.ve/municipio-guigue/|access-date=2018-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212153600/http://www.alcaldiadecarlosarvelo.gob.ve/municipio-guigue/|archive-date=2018-02-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The origin Güigüe, until now, has remained uncertain, but most historians say that Güigüe was founded in 1724<ref>{{cite web|title=EL PUEBLO DE GUIGUE-CARABOBO-VENEZUELA |url=http://angarita971.obolog.es/pueblo-guigue-carabobo-venezuela-2194357}}</ref>, in the church of Our Lady of Rosary the oldest book found by Bishop Mariano Martí<ref name=ss>{{cite web|url=http://albaciudad.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Carabobo-CarlosArvelo.pdf|title=Carabobo-CarlosArvelo}}</ref> is a parish record book that was from 1724, when the parish was served by a priest named Cura Capellán. And this book was written on its front page in calligraphy the following sentence: "3 de mayo de 1724 en el valle de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Güigüe" (''May 3rd, 1724 in the Valley of Our Lady of the Rosary of Güigüe'')<ref name=ss />. On the other hand, Don Torcuato Manzo Núñez, who in his book "Historia del estado Carabobo", cites that Güigüe was founded in 1747<ref name="Historia del estado Carabobo">Historia del estado Carabobo 1981, p. 173</ref>.
The origin Güigüe, until now, has remained uncertain, but most historians say that Güigüe was founded in 1724,<ref>{{cite web|title=EL PUEBLO DE GUIGUE-CARABOBO-VENEZUELA |url=http://angarita971.obolog.es/pueblo-guigue-carabobo-venezuela-2194357}}</ref> in the church of Our Lady of Rosary the oldest book found by Bishop Mariano Martí{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} is a parish record book that was from 1724, when the parish was served by a priest named Cura Capellán. And this book was written on its front page in calligraphy the following sentence: "3 de mayo de 1724 en el valle de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Güigüe" (''May 3rd, 1724 in the Valley of Our Lady of the Rosary of Güigüe'').{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} On the other hand, Don Torcuato Manzo Núñez, who in his book "Historia del estado Carabobo", cites that Güigüe was founded in 1747.<ref name="Historia del estado Carabobo">Historia del estado Carabobo 1981, p. 173</ref>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
Güigüe is located in the central region of Venezuela in the [[Carabobo|state of Carabobo]] and it is south of lake of Valencia. 151 km southwest of [[Caracas]]. Its lowest elevation is 445 m and its highest elevation is 667 m<ref>{{cite web|title= distance|url= http://es.distancias.himmera.com/distancia_de-guigue_a_caracas_entre_mapa_carretera-18247.html|}}</ref>. The closest cities to Güigüe are Tacarigua (15.3 Km west), [[San Joaquín, Carabobo|San Joaquin]] (20.2 Km north), [[Guacara]] (23.7 Km northwest), [[Mariara]] (23.8 Km northeast), [[Valencia, Carabobo|Valencia]] (25.3 Km northwest)<ref name= g>{{cite web|title= Güigüe|url=https://www.distancesto.com/coordinates/ve/guigue-latitude-longitude/history/47945.html|}}</ref>. And the nearest airports are [[Arturo Michelena International Airport]] in Valencia (17.9 Km northwest) and [[Mariscal Sucre Airport (Venezuela)|"MYC" Escuela Mariscal Sucre Airport]] in [[Maracay]] (23.4 Km northeast)<ref name= g />.
Güigüe is located in the central region of Venezuela in the [[Carabobo|state of Carabobo]]. It is south of Lake Valencia, 151&nbsp;km southwest of [[Caracas]]. Its lowest elevation is 445 m and its highest elevation is 667 m.<ref>{{cite web|title= distance|url= http://es.distancias.himmera.com/distancia_de-guigue_a_caracas_entre_mapa_carretera-18247.html}}</ref> The closest cities to Güigüe are Tacarigua (15.3&nbsp;km west), [[San Joaquín, Carabobo|San Joaquin]] (20.2&nbsp;km north), [[Guacara]] (23.7&nbsp;km northwest), [[Mariara]] (23.8&nbsp;km northeast), and [[Valencia, Carabobo|Valencia]] (25.3&nbsp;km northwest).<ref name= g>{{cite web|title= Güigüe|url=https://www.distancesto.com/coordinates/ve/guigue-latitude-longitude/history/47945.html}}</ref> The nearest airports are [[Arturo Michelena International Airport]] in Valencia (17.9&nbsp;km northwest) and [[Mariscal Sucre Airport (Venezuela)|Mariscal Sucre Airport]] in [[Maracay]] (23.4&nbsp;km northeast).<ref name= g /> The limits of the Municipality of Güigüe are, north: Lake of Valencia, with the islands El Burro, Caiguire, Otama, El Fraile. South: la serranía de Cerro Azul, east: the state of Aragua, west: the Tacarigua parish of the Carlos Arvelo municipality.<ref name= h />
The limits of the Municipality of Güigüe are, north: Lake of Valencia, with the islands El Burro, Caiguire, Otama, El Fraile. South: la serranía de Cerro Azul, east: the state of Aragua, west: the Tacarigua parish of the Carlos Arvelo municipality<ref name= h />.


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
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* [[Abbey of Güigüe|Benedictine Abbey of Saint Joseph]], Güigüe: this monastery is famous for its architecture as well as its Gregorian chants and the agricultural products it offers.
* [[Abbey of Güigüe|Benedictine Abbey of Saint Joseph]], Güigüe: this monastery is famous for its architecture as well as its Gregorian chants and the agricultural products it offers.
* Plaza Arvelo and Chapel of the Savior of the World, it has the bronze bust of the eponymous, inaugurated in October 1962, on the occasion of the centenary of the death of Carlos Arvelo. In the temple located in front of it, contains the adolescent image of Jesus, Salvador del Mundo (Savior of the world), he is celebrated on January 1st of each year<ref name= h />.
* Plaza Arvelo and Chapel of the Savior of the World, it has the bronze bust of the eponymous, inaugurated in October 1962, on the occasion of the centenary of the death of Carlos Arvelo. In the temple located in front of it, contains the adolescent image of Jesus, Salvador del Mundo (Savior of the world), he is celebrated on January 1 of each year.<ref name= h />
*Casa de la Cultura, Cultural building, where there is the artistic pictures of local painters and painters from the central region of Venezuela<ref name= h />. But lately it's been discovered that "Casa de la Cultura" is abandoned since it's not being funded or getting aid from the municipality of Carlos Arvelo even though a meeting was arranged between Leonardo Crociata, president of the cultural institution and Raúl Bracamonte, mayor of Carlos Arvelo where he said that in the talks it was agreed to grant due encouragement to the arts and culture. Plus props, furniture, paint materials have been stolen<ref>{{cite web|title=Carlos Arvelo: Casa de la Cultura de Güigüe se encuentra abandonada |url=https://www.el-carabobeno.com/Carlos-Arvelo-Casa-de-la-Cultura-de-Guigue-se-encuentra-abandonada/|}}</ref>.
*Casa de la Cultura, Cultural building, where there is the artistic pictures of local painters and painters from the central region of Venezuela.<ref name= h /> But lately it has been discovered that "Casa de la Cultura" is abandoned since it is not being funded or getting aid from the municipality of Carlos Arvelo even though a meeting was arranged between Leonardo Crociata, president of the cultural institution and Raúl Bracamonte, mayor of Carlos Arvelo where he said that in the talks it was agreed to grant due encouragement to the arts and culture. Plus props, furniture, paint materials have been stolen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carlos Arvelo: Casa de la Cultura de Güigüe se encuentra abandonada |url=https://www.el-carabobeno.com/Carlos-Arvelo-Casa-de-la-Cultura-de-Guigue-se-encuentra-abandonada/}}</ref>

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== Notable people ==
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* [[Carlos Arvelo|Dr. Carlos Arvelo]] - Military Surgeon


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== Notable people from Güigüe ==
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* [[Carlos Arvelo| Dr. Carlos Arvelo]] - Military Surgeon
== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 16:11, 8 September 2024

Guigue
Guigue is located in Venezuela
Guigue
Guigue
Coordinates: 10°05′N 67°47′W / 10.083°N 67.783°W / 10.083; -67.783
CountryVenezuelaVenezuela
StateCarabobo
MunicipalityCarlos Arvelo Municipality
Founded1724
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • BodyParroquia Guigue
 • MayorYorman Alvarado (PSUV)
Area
 • Total
114 km2 (44 sq mi)
Elevation
667 m (2,188 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
60,000
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
ClimateAw
Websitealcaldiadecarlosarvelo.gob.ve

Guigue (pronounced Gwigwe) is a city in the south of the Valencia Lake, in Carabobo, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Carlos Arvelo Municipality and of the Guigue parish. The Guigue River flows through the city, draining in Lake Valencia.

Guigue in Carabobo

Etymology

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According to the Venezuelan polygraph Dr. Lisandro Alvarado, the etymology of Güigüe comes from the indigenous Caribbean toponymy "UIUE", which means axe, or thunderstone, origin attributable to the indigenous people of the contours of the Lake of Tacarigua or Valencia.[1]

History

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The origin Güigüe, until now, has remained uncertain, but most historians say that Güigüe was founded in 1724,[2] in the church of Our Lady of Rosary the oldest book found by Bishop Mariano Martí[citation needed] is a parish record book that was from 1724, when the parish was served by a priest named Cura Capellán. And this book was written on its front page in calligraphy the following sentence: "3 de mayo de 1724 en el valle de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Güigüe" (May 3rd, 1724 in the Valley of Our Lady of the Rosary of Güigüe).[citation needed] On the other hand, Don Torcuato Manzo Núñez, who in his book "Historia del estado Carabobo", cites that Güigüe was founded in 1747.[3]

Geography

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Güigüe is located in the central region of Venezuela in the state of Carabobo. It is south of Lake Valencia, 151 km southwest of Caracas. Its lowest elevation is 445 m and its highest elevation is 667 m.[4] The closest cities to Güigüe are Tacarigua (15.3 km west), San Joaquin (20.2 km north), Guacara (23.7 km northwest), Mariara (23.8 km northeast), and Valencia (25.3 km northwest).[5] The nearest airports are Arturo Michelena International Airport in Valencia (17.9 km northwest) and Mariscal Sucre Airport in Maracay (23.4 km northeast).[5] The limits of the Municipality of Güigüe are, north: Lake of Valencia, with the islands El Burro, Caiguire, Otama, El Fraile. South: la serranía de Cerro Azul, east: the state of Aragua, west: the Tacarigua parish of the Carlos Arvelo municipality.[1]

Demographics

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As of 2005, the urban parish of Güigüe has a little bit over 60,000 inhabitants.

Historical population[6]
Year Pop. Change %
1990 45339
1991 46546 +2.7%
1992 47747 +2.6%
1993 48940 +2.5%
1994 50124 +2.4%
1995 51302 +2.4%
1996 52471 +2.3%
1997 53631 +2.2%
1998 54781 +2.1%
1999 55921 +2.1%
2000 57043 +2.0%
2005 62464 +9.5%

Tourism

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Benedictine church of Güigüe
  • Benedictine Abbey of Saint Joseph, Güigüe: this monastery is famous for its architecture as well as its Gregorian chants and the agricultural products it offers.
  • Plaza Arvelo and Chapel of the Savior of the World, it has the bronze bust of the eponymous, inaugurated in October 1962, on the occasion of the centenary of the death of Carlos Arvelo. In the temple located in front of it, contains the adolescent image of Jesus, Salvador del Mundo (Savior of the world), he is celebrated on January 1 of each year.[1]
  • Casa de la Cultura, Cultural building, where there is the artistic pictures of local painters and painters from the central region of Venezuela.[1] But lately it has been discovered that "Casa de la Cultura" is abandoned since it is not being funded or getting aid from the municipality of Carlos Arvelo even though a meeting was arranged between Leonardo Crociata, president of the cultural institution and Raúl Bracamonte, mayor of Carlos Arvelo where he said that in the talks it was agreed to grant due encouragement to the arts and culture. Plus props, furniture, paint materials have been stolen.[7]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "GÜIGÜE PARISH". Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  2. ^ "EL PUEBLO DE GUIGUE-CARABOBO-VENEZUELA".
  3. ^ Historia del estado Carabobo 1981, p. 173
  4. ^ "distance".
  5. ^ a b "Güigüe".
  6. ^ "Población de Parroquias de Carabobo". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  7. ^ "Carlos Arvelo: Casa de la Cultura de Güigüe se encuentra abandonada".
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