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Valle de la Pascua | |
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Nickname: La Princesa de los llanos | |
Motto: Lo mejor de La Pascua | |
Coordinates: 9°12′12″N 66°0′37″W / 9.20333°N 66.01028°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Guárico |
Municipality | Leonardo Infante |
Demonym | Vallepascuense |
Founded by Mariano Marti in: | February 25, 1785 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ramón Piñango (2021-2025) |
Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 105,403 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (VST) |
Postal code | 2350 |
Climate | Aw |
Website | [1] (Spanish) |
Valle de la Pascua is the capital city of the autonomous municipality of Leonardo Infante, Guárico, Venezuela . The city is located in the central plains of Venezuela and was founded on February 25, 1785, by Father Mariano Martí. Along with Zaraza, Calabozo and San Juan de Los Morros (the state capital), Valle de la Pascua is one of the most important cities in the state of Guárico and the most important economically. The vicinity of the city was the scene of the Battle of Valle de la Pascua in February 1814.[citation needed]