Santa Rita is a city in the state of

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. It is the

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of the

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, in the state of

. It is part of the metropolitan area of

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. It is 435 meters above sea level and is located in the hydrographic basin of Lake Valencia. Santa Rita is bordered to the north by the Caño Colorado, and the Caracas-Valencia Highway, and to the south by the

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. In 2023 Santa Rita had 149,158 inhabitants.

Geography

Terrain

The city of Santa Rita is located within the physiographic unit "Valencia Lake Depression" and specifically in its central plain. Its relief is flat with a slight slope to the southwest. The elevation is about 428 m above sea level.

Climate

The present climate is dry pre-mountainous in transition to dry tropical. The average annual temperature is about 25 °C and with an average annual precipitation of 902 m.m./year.

References

Instituto Nacional de Estadística
- Publicaciones/Demografica/Cuadro3 {{Venezuela-geo-stub Populated places in Aragua