El Pao is a town in
Cojedes and seat of the
Pao de San Juan Bautista Municipality
The Pao de San Juan Bautista Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a p ...
. Its economy is mostly agricultural.
The town was founded in 1661 by a
Franciscan
The Franciscans are a group of related Mendicant orders, mendicant Christianity, Christian Catholic religious order, religious orders within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi, these orders include t ...
mission.
Geography
El Palo is located at an elevation of 132m above sea level.
Points of interest
The town has one of the oldest churches in Venezuela, the church of
San Juan Bautista, first built in 1661. It also has a colonial church built in 1782.
The town is located adjacent to the Pao dam.
See also
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List of towns in Venezuela named El Pao
El Pao is a town in Cojedes and seat of the Pao de San Juan Bautista Municipality. Its economy is mostly agricultural.
The town was founded in 1661 by a Franciscan
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References
Populated places in Cojedes (state)
Populated places established in 1661
1661 establishments in the Spanish Empire