Valera
title: "Valera" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["valera", "cities-in-trujillo-(state)"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valera" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Valera |
| nickname | La ciudad de las siete colinas (The City of the seven hills) or La novia de Venezuela |
| image_skyline | {{Photomontage |
| photo2a | Parroquia N. S. del Carmen-Valera.jpg |
| photo2b | Casa de Campo I.JPG |
| photo3a | Panorámica de Valera.jpg |
| size | 265 |
| color | white |
| border | 2 |
| color_border | white |
| image_caption | N. S. del Carmen Parish, Cottage and Panoramic. |
| image_flag | Bandera Valera.PNG |
| image_seal | Escudo valera.PNG |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_type2 | Counties |
| subdivision_type3 | Demonym |
| subdivision_name | Venezuela |
| subdivision_name1 | Trujillo |
| subdivision_name2 | Valera Municipality |
| subdivision_name3 | Valerano/a |
| area_total_km2 | 226.45 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 3101 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | 271 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_total | 135,215 |
| population_density_km2 | 597.12 |
| elevation_m | 650 |
| coordinates | |
| blank_name | Climate |
| blank_info | Aw |
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|name = Valera |nickname = La ciudad de las siete colinas (The City of the seven hills) or La novia de Venezuela |image_skyline = {{Photomontage | photo1a = | photo2a = Parroquia N. S. del Carmen-Valera.jpg | photo2b = Casa de Campo I.JPG | photo3a = Panorámica de Valera.jpg | size = 265 | spacing = | color = white | border = 2 | color_border = white |image_caption =N. S. del Carmen Parish, Cottage and Panoramic. |image_flag = Bandera Valera.PNG |image_seal = Escudo valera.PNG|pushpin_map=Venezuela |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_type2 = Counties |subdivision_type3 = Demonym |subdivision_name = Venezuela |subdivision_name1 = Trujillo |subdivision_name2 = Valera Municipality |subdivision_name3 = Valerano/a |leader_title = |leader_name = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 226.45 |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = 3101 |area_code_type = Area code |area_code = 271 |population_as_of = 2011 |population_total = 135,215 |population_density_km2 = 597.12 |elevation_m = 650 |coordinates = |blank_name = Climate |blank_info = Aw |footnotes = ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Iglesia_de_San_Sebastian._Valera,_estado_Trujillo._Venezuela..jpg" caption="Valera Cathedral in Valera Bolivar Square"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Valera_centro.JPG" caption="Downtown Valera"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Valera_vista_de_las_acacias.jpg" caption="View of Las Acacia area"] ::
Valera is a city in Trujillo State in Venezuela, situated between the rivers Momboy and Motatán. The mayor is José Karkom, who has had that post since 2013. The city is home to Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Colombian and Spanish communities. It is also home to the Universidad Valle del Momboy, a private university, as well as the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología de Trujillo (IUTET). Also, the Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez (UNESR), the Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (UPEL), among others.
Economy
The city is the commercial center of Trujillo state, and a gateway to the Andes region of Venezuela. It has a vibrant business community, as well as a diverse and educated workforce. As the economic and commercial center of Trujillo state, Valera is a leading distribution centre for the agricultural products in Venezuela, in which sugarcane, cacao, coffee, fruit, and grains are cultivated. Flour milling is a principal industry. The area has traditionally supplied about one-fourth of the nation's wheat. Valera has modern commercial buildings, such as: Plaza mall, Arichuna mall, Centro Comercial las Acacias, CC Edivica, CC.Vigen del Carmen, CC Diego Andres, CC Canaima, Ateneo (cultural activity), Hotels, Avenues, Park of Illustrious (Parque de Los Ilustres) and Agricultural Fair Park (Parque Ferial Agropecuario), named for its founders.
History
Valera has its name from Marcos Valera. The date of its founding is not certain, although several historians agree that it was founded on 25 August 1811. Others say that it was in 1817 on land owned by Doña Mercedes Diaz de Teran and Dr. Gabriel Briceno. The location of Valera is privileged for its commercial and industrial development, because it is a point of intersection between the routes: Mérida - Maracaibo - Caracas - San Cristóbal.
Climate
Valera has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw) with consistent warm temperatures and a moderate amount of precipitation. The period from April to November sees significant amounts of rainfall, while the dry season from December to March sees significantly lower precipitation.
| width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Valera (1991–2020) | Jan record high C = 35.3 | Feb record high C = 36.5 | Mar record high C = 37.4 | Apr record high C = 37.4 | May record high C = 35.2 | Jun record high C = 36.8 | Jul record high C = 36.2 | Aug record high C = 35.7 | Sep record high C = 39.5 | Oct record high C = 37.6 | Nov record high C = 35.2 | Dec record high C = 34.8 | year record high C = 39.5 | Jan high C = 29.8 | Feb high C = 30.6 | Mar high C = 30.6 | Apr high C = 30.3 | May high C = 30.2 | Jun high C = 30.2 | Jul high C = 30.3 | Aug high C = 30.7 | Sep high C = 30.2 | Oct high C = 29.4 | Nov high C = 29.1 | Dec high C = 29.2 | year high C = 30.1 | Jan mean C = 24.1 | Feb mean C = 24.7 | Mar mean C = 25.2 | Apr mean C = 25.4 | May mean C = 25.5 | Jun mean C = 25.3 | Jul mean C = 25.2 | Aug mean C = 25.3 | Sep mean C = 25.2 | Oct mean C = 24.7 | Nov mean C = 24.4 | Dec mean C = 24.2 | year mean C = 24.9 | Jan low C = 20.4 | Feb low C = 21.0 | Mar low C = 21.5 | Apr low C = 22.3 | May low C = 22.6 | Jun low C = 22.3 | Jul low C = 22.0 | Aug low C = 22.1 | Sep low C = 22.0 | Oct low C = 21.9 | Nov low C = 21.7 | Dec low C = 21.0 | year low C = 21.7 | Jan record low C = 16.1 | Feb record low C = 17.2 | Mar record low C = 17.5 | Apr record low C = 18.0 | May record low C = 18.5 | Jun record low C = 17.2 | Jul record low C = 15.2 | Aug record low C = 16.7 | Sep record low C = 17.4 | Oct record low C = 18.6 | Nov record low C = 18.2 | Dec record low C = 17.2 | year record low C = 15.2 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 48.4 | Feb precipitation mm = 42.8 | Mar precipitation mm = 66.6 | Apr precipitation mm = 103.7 | May precipitation mm = 104.7 | Jun precipitation mm = 99.6 | Jul precipitation mm = 84.7 | Aug precipitation mm = 127.9 | Sep precipitation mm = 156.5 | Oct precipitation mm = 156.5 | Nov precipitation mm = 101.2 | Dec precipitation mm = 46.0 | year precipitation mm = 1138.6 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 4.6 | Feb precipitation days = 4.5 | Mar precipitation days = 6.9 | Apr precipitation days = 10.7 | May precipitation days = 11.3 | Jun precipitation days = 11.5 | Jul precipitation days = 11.1 | Aug precipitation days = 12.2 | Sep precipitation days = 13.6 | Oct precipitation days = 14.2 | Nov precipitation days = 9.7 | Dec precipitation days = 5.9 | year precipitation days = 116.2 | source 1 = NOAA{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Venezuela/CSV/Valera_80426.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Valera |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 29, 2024}}
Parish seat
The municipality is composed of six parishes: Juan Ignacio Montilla, la Beatriz, la Puerta, Mendoza Fria, Mercedes Diaz and San Luis.
Media
The city has three daily papers, the Diario de Los Andes, Todo Primicias and the Diario El Tiempo, along with several radio stations, including Angel FM 93.7. Others include Radio Única. Valera also publishes the Magazine Cars Trujillo, its first magazine about cars.
Transport
The city has a national airport, Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport, with a 2,000-meter runway, which connects the region with the capital Caracas.
Newspapers
- Diario de Los Andes (Daily)
- Weather Journal
- Diario El Tiempo (Daily)
Television
The city of Valera has three regional channels:
- Plus TV, UHF channel 48 and channel 7 on cable.
- Come TV, channel 8 on cable.
- TV Andes (in testing), channel 16 and 10 on cable. Also is available Directv and Intercable with an extended grill with more than 50 international channels.
Sports
Home of Trujillanos FC (Venezuelan soccer league) a first division soccer club that has its headquarters in the José Alberto Pérez Complex (formerly known as Estadio Luis Loreto Lira).
Notable people
- José Antonio Abreu (1939–2018), orchestra conductor, pianist, economist, educator, activist, and politician
- Luis Matos (born 2002), baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
- José Manuel Pirela (born 1989), baseball second baseman and outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies
References
References
- "[http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/elecciones-2013/131209/proclamado-jose-karkom-como-alcalde-de-valera Proclamado José Karkom como alcalde de Valera]". ''El Universal'', 9 December 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- "Alcaldía Bolivariana de Valera. Temístocles Cabezas. Alcalde de todos .:.".
- [[:es:Municipio Valera (Trujillo)]]
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