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Ocumare del Tuy

Ocumare del Tuy
Flag of Ocumare del Tuy
Official seal of Ocumare del Tuy
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
CountryVenezuelaVenezuela
StateMiranda
MunicipalityLander Municipality
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
166,112
 • Demonym
Ocumareño/a
Time zoneVST
Postal code
1209
ClimateAw

Ocumare del Tuy is a city located in Miranda State in northern Venezuela, the shire town of the Lander Municipality. Ocumare del Tuy is noted for 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 160,000 (2005), 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.

Notable people