It was officially founded 1624, although it was already a settlement of indigenous people.

It has an estimated population for July 2009 of 178,000 inhabitants.

It is located northeast of Lake Valencia and has a river, the Vigirima River, which empties into the lake.

It is connected to the Caracas-Valencia motorway and is 12 km from the city of Valencia.

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