Ocumare del Tuy
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Ocumare del Tuy is located in Venezuela Ocumare del Tuy Ocumare del Tuy | |
| Coordinates: 10°06′49′′N 66°46′53′′W / 10.11361°N 66.78139°W / 10.11361; -66.78139 | |
| Country | Venezuela Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipality | Lander Municipality |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 166,112 |
| • Demonym | Ocumareño/a |
| Time zone | VST |
| Postal code | 1209 |
| Climate | Aw |
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Ocumare del Tuy is a city located in Miranda State in northern Venezuela, the shire town of the Lander Municipality.[citation needed ] Located around 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the capital Caracas,[1] The city is noted for its warm and clear weather, with year-round sunshine and 60 days of rainfall annually, and an average temperature that ranges from 64 to 83 °F (18 to 28 °C), but with relatively low humidity.
Ocumare del Tuy has a population of around 197,952 (2016),[2] mainly dedicated to agriculture (cocoa, coffee, sugar cane) and livestock farming (pigs, but also cattle), with leafy forest and meadows.[citation needed ]
Ocumare del Tuy was the capital of the state of Miranda between 1904 and 1928, when it moved to Petare and later to Los Teques.[citation needed ]
Notable people
[edit ]- Ozzie Guillén, Former Chicago White Sox manager[3]
- Anthony Ortega, who played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Gregorio Petit, who played for several Major League Baseball teams
- Gregory Vargas (born 1986), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Danry Vasquez, who played for several Major League Baseball teams, and was released following publication of a surveillance video showing him assaulting a woman.
- Elieser Hernández, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
References
[edit ]- ^ "Presunto secuestro de 2 agentes en Venezuela" [Alleged kidnapping of two agents in Venezuela]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Vol. 61, no. 21, 023. 9 January 1972. p. 13A. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "City population by sex, city and city type". UNdata. United Nations. 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ Seligman, Andrew (21 January 2006). "Guillen becomes U.S. citizen". The Victoria Advocate . Vol. 160, no. 259. Associated Press. p. 5B. Retrieved 4 February 2026.