Tovar Municipality is a municipality in
Mérida State
Mérida or Merida may refer to:
Places
*Mérida (state), one of the 23 states which make up Venezuela
*Mérida, Mérida, the capital city of the state of Mérida, Venezuela
*Merida, Leyte, Philippines, a municipality in the province of Leyte
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,
Venezuela
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. The population of Tovar measured by the 2013 census was 41,867. It is the birthplace of
Major League Baseball
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player,
Johan Santana.
People native to Tovar are referred to as Tovareños. There is a recent movement to preserve some vintage photos of the town and its people.
References
Municipalities of Mérida (state)
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