Bruzual is one of the 14 municipalities of the state of Yaracuy,

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. The municipality is located in southwestern Yaracuy, occupying an area of 417 km ² with a population of 69,732 inhabitants in 2011.Statoids
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Chivacoa Chivacoa is the capital city of Bruzual Municipality in Yaracuy State, Venezuela. It has a population of about 60,000. This town is very famous by Mystic Rituals in Sorte Mountain. Maria Lionza. Their Carnival Party is also famous. It was offi ...

. It is named after Venezuela's independence hero

Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual (Santa Marta, Colombia, 1830 – Curaçao, 15 August 1868), was a military leader committed to liberal ideas, also in charge of the War and Navy Ministry in 1864, and in 1868 was designated provisional president of Ve ...

. The main agricultural irrigation system in the Bruzual Municipality is the

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where the Cumaripa Dam aids the growing of sugar cane crops and maize and smaller scale farming of oranges and yams. Among its main tourist attractions is the Maria Lionza Natural Monument in the mountains of Sorte. Bruzual has a community radio station FM 97.7 Jirah.

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Municipalities of Yaracuy {{Venezuela-geo-stub