Colonia Tovar
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 Colonia Tovar
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| Coordinates: 10°24′20″N 67°17′22″W / 10.40556°N 67.28944°WCoordinates: 10°24′20″N 67°17′22″W / 10.40556°N 67.28944°W | |||
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 Venezuela
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| State | Aragua | ||
| Municipality | Tovar Municipality | ||
| Founded | 8 April 1843 | ||
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| • Total | 250 km2 (100 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 21,000 | ||
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) | ||
| • Demonym | Coloniero/a | ||
| Time zone | VST | ||
| Postal code | 1030 | ||
| Area code(s) | 0243, 0244 | ||
| Climate | Cfb | ||
| Website | www.coloniatovar.net | ||
Colonia Tovar (English: Tovar Colony) is a town of Venezuela, capital of the municipality Tovar in Aragua state. Founded in 1843 by a group of immigrants from the then independent state of the Grand Duchy of Baden (later incorporated into Germany), is characterized by maintaining the cultural imprint of their origin, so it is called "the Germany of the Caribbean". The economy depends primarily on agriculture and tourism; and the town is located 42 km (26 mi) from Caracas. The Colonia is known for its temperate crops (peaches, strawberries, beets, cauliflower, carrots, cabbage, chard, broccoli, lettuce, onions and potatoes) and their derivatives. Since 1990 has shown a high rate of population growth, rising from 3,373 to 21,000 inhabitants in 2016.
Between 1806 and 1918 a state called the Grand Duchy of Baden occupied much of the eastern bank of the Rhine River in the southwest corner of the mountainous wine-producing area Kaiserstuhl. From this duchy came the majority of settlers in Colonia Tovar.
A colonizing company was formed, composed of colonel Agostino Codazzi and Ramón Díaz, and as guarantor Martín Tovar y Ponte (the Count of Tovar). Codazzi contacted residents of Kaiserstuhl and selected an area where the colony would be founded, choosing a site with geographic and climatic similarities to the German region. The land chosen belonged to the nephew of Count of Tovar, Manuel Felipe Tovar, who donated it for the creation of the colony.
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