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Ciudad Guayana (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 08 22 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 8.3667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 062 40 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -62.6667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Industrial complex comprising Puerto Ordaz, San Felix, Mantanzas, Caruachi, & dams & plants in area (joined in 1961); claimed for Spain in 1532; won independence in 1817; planned to include residential & industrial areas. |
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| Ciudad Guayana (preferred,C,V)
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| Ciudad de Guayana (C,V)
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............ | from 1961 |
| Guayana (C,V)
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| Puerto Ordaz (C,V)
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............ | from 1947 |
| Santo Tomé de Guayana (H,V)
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............ | from ca. 1576 |
| Guayana City (C,V)
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled 1532 |
| city (C) |
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| industrial complex (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| mining center (C) |
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