Güigüe
title: "Güigüe" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-in-carabobo", "populated-places-established-in-1724", "1724-establishments-in-the-spanish-empire"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Güigüe" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Güigüe |
| pushpin_map | Venezuela |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_type2 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name | VenezuelaVenezuela |
| subdivision_name1 | Carabobo |
| subdivision_name2 | Carlos Arvelo Municipality |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1724 |
| government_type | Mayor–council |
| governing_body | Parroquia Guigue |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Angel Bilbao Santoyo (PSUV) |
| area_total_km2 | 114 |
| population_as_of | 2005 |
| population_total | 60000 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | VET |
| utc_offset | −4 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 667 |
| blank1_name | Climate |
| blank1_info | Aw |
| website | alcaldiadecarlosarvelo.gob.ve |
| :: |
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Etymology
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.
History
The origin Güigüe, until now, has remained uncertain, but most historians say that Güigüe was founded in 1724, in the church of Our Lady of Rosary the oldest book found by Bishop Mariano Martí 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). On the other hand, Don Torcuato Manzo Núñez, who in his book "Historia del estado Carabobo", cites that Güigüe was founded in 1747.
Geography
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. 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). The nearest airports are Arturo Michelena International Airport in Valencia (17.9 km northwest) and Mariscal Sucre Airport in Maracay (23.4 km northeast). 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.
Demographics
As of 2005, the urban parish of Güigüe has a little bit over 60,000 inhabitants.
::data[format=table title="Historical population{{Cite web |url=http://iies.faces.ula.ve/Proyecciones_de_Poblacion/Carabobo.htm |title=Población de Parroquias de Carabobo |access-date=2008-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723145454/http://iies.faces.ula.ve/Proyecciones_de_Poblacion/Carabobo.htm |archive-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=dead }}"] | Year || Pop. || Change % | |---| | 1990 | | 1991 | | 1992 | | 1993 | | 1994 | | 1995 | | 1996 | | 1997 | | 1998 | | 1999 | | 2000 | | 2005 | ::
Tourism
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- 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.
- Casa de la Cultura, Cultural building, where there is the artistic pictures of local painters and painters from the central region of Venezuela.
Notable people
- Dr. Carlos Arvelo - Military Surgeon
References
References
- "GÜIGÜE PARISH".
- "EL PUEBLO DE GUIGUE-CARABOBO-VENEZUELA".
- Historia del estado Carabobo 1981, p. 173
- "distance".
- "Güigüe".
- "Población de Parroquias de Carabobo".
- "Carlos Arvelo: Casa de la Cultura de Güigüe se encuentra abandonada".
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