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Santa Bárbara del Zulia

Santa Bárbara
Santa Bárbara del Zulia
Flag of Santa Bárbara
Flag
Coat of arms of Santa Bárbara
Coat of arms
Santa Bárbara is located in Venezuela
Santa Bárbara
Santa Bárbara
Coordinates: 9°00′0″N 71°57′0″W / 9.00000°N 71.95000°W / 9.00000; -71.95000Coordinates: 9°00′0″N 71°57′0″W / 9.00000°N 71.95000°W / 9.00000; -71.95000
Country VenezuelaVenezuela
State Zulia
Municipality Colón Municipality
Founded 1704
Elevation 130 m (430 ft)
Population
 • Demonym Barbarense
Time zone VST

Santa Bárbara del Zulia is a city of some 80,000 inhabitants in Zulia State in Venezuela. It is located to the south-west of Maracaibo Lake, in the Sur del Lago region of the state. Governor and presidential candidate Manuel Rosales was born in this city on December 12, 1952.

Santa Bárbara is connected by two bridges across the Escalante River with the city of San Carlos del Zulia, forming a twin city.



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