Churuguara (choo-roo-wah'rah) is the capital city of

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in southern

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. It has a height of 936 m (3,070 ft) and an average daytime temperature of 22.7 ° C (72.86 °F). With a population of 10,800, it is the largest population center of the

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, measured in the 2000 census. Churuguara is primarily agricultural, with emphasis on

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and

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crops. One of its most traded dairy products is its reputed

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, but also has mineral resources such as

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and siliceous

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which are used in handicrafts. The city has a small airport with a code of .

Sources

* Vila, Marco Aurelio (1978). ''Antecedentes Coloniales de Centros Poblados de Venezuela''. Universidad Central de Venezuela.
Pueblos de Venezuela – Churuguara
(Spanish) * es.Wikipedia.org – Churuguara Populated places in Falcón {{Falcón-geo-stub