Bolívar
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Bolívar may refer to:
- Simón Bolívar, the leader of several revolts and wars against Spain for independence in Latin America; known as El Libertador.
- Venezuelan bolívar, the currency of Venezuela.
Bolívar can also refer to:
[edit] Countries, cities, and streets
- Bolivia, a country in South America named after Simón Bolívar.
- Venezuela, a country renamed the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in 1999, early in Hugo Chávez's reign.
[edit] Latin America
- Argentina
- Bolívar Partido, a municipality of Buenos Aires province
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Bolívar Department, a department (province) in northern Colombia.
- Bolivar, Colombia, a municipality.
- Bolívar Square, the heart of the historical district in Bogotá.
- Puerto Bolívar, Colombia, a port.
- Ecuador
- Bolívar Province (Ecuador), a province in central Ecuador.
- Puerto Bolívar, Ecuador, a port.
- Paraguay
- Simón Bolívar (Paraguay), a district of Caaguazú department
- Peru
- Bolívar Province (Peru), one of the provinces of La Libertad Region in Peru.
- Bolívar, Peru, the capital of Bolívar Province.
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Bolívar State, the largest state in Venezuela.
- Ciudad Bolívar, capital of Bolívar State and birthplace of the former Republic of Gran Colombia founded in Simón Bolívar's revolution.
- Bolívar Municipality, Aragua, a municipality in Aragua State.
- Plaza Bolívar, the name of the main plaza in every city and town in Venezuela.
- Several places and streets in Caracas, Simón Bolívar's birthplace, including Avenida Bolívar (Catia), Avenida Simón Bolívar, Centro Simón Bolívar, Plaza Bolívar, and the Municipio Bolivariano Libertador.
- Bolívar State, the largest state in Venezuela.
[edit] United States
- Bolivar, Missouri
- Bolivar, Tennessee
- Bolivar (town), New York
- Bolivar (village), New York
- Bolivar, West Virginia
- Bolivar, Ohio
- Bolivar County, Mississippi
- Port Bolivar, Texas
- Simon Bolivar Park, Lakewood, CA
[edit] World
- Bolívar, a station on line 7bis of the Paris Metro , France.
- Bolibar (Spanish: Bolívar), a small village in Biscay, Spain, home of Simón Bolívar's ancestors and origin of their surname.
- Bolivar, South Australia, a suburb of the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, Australia.
- مدان سيمون بوليفار (Midān Simon Bolivar, Simón Bolívar Square), a square in Cairo, Egypt.
[edit] Natural geographic features
- Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, United States
- Pico Simón Bolívar, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia; together with the Pico Cristóbal Colón, the highest point in Colombia (5,775 m)
- Pico Bolívar, Mérida, Venezuela; the highest point in Venezuela (5,007m)
- Cerro Bolívar, Amazonas, Venezuela; another peak in the east (802m)
[edit] Airports
- Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela) (CCS), an airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela, near Caracas.
- José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE), an airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador, formerly known as Simon Bolivar International Airport.
[edit] Schools
- Simón Bolívar United World College of Agriculture, a high school (despite name) in Caracas, Venezuela.
- Universidad Simón Bolívar, a university in Caracas, Venezuela.
- Colegio Simón Bolívar I and II, colleges in Caracas, Venezuela.
[edit] Other uses
- Ignacio Bolívar, a Spanish entomologist.
- Bolivar (Disney), a fictional dog belonging to Donald Duck.
- Bolivar (cigar brand), a Cuban brand of cigar.
- Bolivar Liqueur, a Canadian-made coffee liqueur.
- Club Bolívar, a football (soccer) club from La Paz, Bolivia.
- Fabian Guedes (Bolívar), a Brazilian football (soccer) player.
- Bolivar, San Lorenzo (Vonnegut), the capital city of the fictional island nation in the Vonnegut novel Cat's Cradle.