Ciudad Piar

Ciudad Piar
Ciudad Piar
Coordinates: 7°27′08″N 63°19′12″W / 7.45222°N 63.32000°WCoordinates: 7°27′08″N 63°19′12″W / 7.45222°N 63.32000°W
Country Venezuela
State Bolívar
Municipality Angostura
Population (2011)
  Total 40,918
Time zone VST (UTC-04:30)
  Summer (DST) not observed (UTC-04:30)

Ciudad Piar is a town in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela,[1] about 77 kilometres (48 mi) south of Ciudad Bolívar, but a longer 120 kilometres (75 mi) by road. The town is in the eastern foothills of Cerro Bolivar, a mountain that is being mined for iron ore, and just inland from the huge Embalse de Guri reservoir.[2] It is the administrative seat for Angostura Municipality. It is primarily a mining town.

In 2010 the Universidad Bolivariana de los Trabajadores “Jesus Rivero” opened in Ciudad Piar.[3]

Notes and references

  1. United States Defense Mapping Agency (1991). Cuidad Piar, Venezuela, NB 2-02 (Map). 1:250,000. Series 1501 Air.
  2. Farrell, John (23 February 1969). "A Dam And Falls In Venezuela Jungle". The Blade (Toledo, Ohio).
  3. "Creada Universidad Bolivariana para trabajadores en Ciudad Piar". Correo del Orinoco. 28 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.