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Valera is a
city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
in Trujillo State in
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, situated between the rivers Momboy and Motatán. The mayor is José Karkom, who has had that post since 2013. The city is home to Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Colombian and Spanish communities. It is also home to the Universidad Valle del Momboy, a private university, as well as the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología de Trujillo (IUTET). Also, the Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez (UNESR), the Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (UPEL), among others.


Economy

The city is the commercial center of Trujillo state, and a gateway to the
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region of Venezuela. It has a vibrant business community, as well as a diverse and educated workforce. As the economic and commercial center of Trujillo state, Valera is a leading distribution centre for the agricultural products in Venezuela, in which sugarcane, cacao, coffee, fruit, and grains are cultivated. Flour milling is a principal industry. The area has traditionally supplied about one-fourth of the nation's wheat. Valera has modern commercial buildings, such as: Plaza mall, Arichuna mall, Centro Comercial las Acacias, CC Edivica, CC.Vigen del Carmen, CC Diego Andres, CC Canaima, Ateneo (cultural activity), Hotels, Avenues, Park of Illustrious (Parque de Los Ilustres) and Agricultural Fair Park (Parque Ferial Agropecuario), named for its founders.


History

Valera has its name from Marcos Valera. The date of its founding is not certain, although several historians agree that it was founded on 25 August 1811. Others say that it was in 1817 on land owned by Doña Mercedes Diaz de Teran and Dr. Gabriel Briceno. The location of Valera is privileged for its commercial and industrial development, because it is a point of intersection between the routes: Mérida - Maracaibo - Caracas - San Cristóbal.


Climate

Valera has a
tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry "winter") and ''As'' (for a dry "summer"). The driest month has less than ...
(
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: ''Aw'') with consistent warm temperatures and a moderate amount of precipitation. The period from April to November sees significant amounts of rainfall, while the
dry season The dry season is a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics. The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which moves from the northern to the southern tropics and back over the course of the year. The t ...
from December to March sees significantly lower precipitation.


Parish seat

The municipality is composed of six parishes: Juan Ignacio Montilla, la Beatriz, la Puerta, Mendoza Fria, Mercedes Diaz and San Luis. :es:Municipio Valera (Trujillo)


Media

The city has three daily papers, the '' Diario de Los Andes'', '' Todo Primicias'' and the '' Diario El Tiempo,'' along with several radio stations, including Angel FM 93.7. Others include Radio Única. Valera also publishes the Magazine '' Cars Trujillo'', its first magazine about cars.


Transport

The city has a national airport, Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport, with a 2,000-meter runway, which connects the region with the capital Caracas.


Newspapers

*Diario de Los Andes (Daily) *Weather Journal *Diario El Tiempo (Daily)


Television

The city of Valera has three regional channels: *Plus TV, UHF channel 48 and channel 7 on cable. *Come TV, channel 8 on cable. *TV Andes (in testing), channel 16 and 10 on cable. Also is available Directv and Intercable with an extended grill with more than 50 international channels.


Sports

Home of Trujillanos FC (Venezuelan soccer league) a first division soccer club that has its headquarters in the José Alberto Pérez Complex (formerly known as Estadio Luis Loreto Lira).


Notable people

* José Antonio Abreu (1939–2018), orchestra conductor, pianist, economist, educator, activist, and politician * Luis Matos (born 2002), baseball outfielder for the
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*
José Manuel Pirela José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...
(born 1989), baseball second baseman and outfielder for the
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