Valera
Valera is a city in Venezuela with a population of about 244,708.
Valera is a city in Trujillo State in Venezuela, situated between the rivers Momboy and Motatán. The current mayor is José Karkom, who has had that post since 2013. The city is home to Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Colombian and Spanish communities. It is also home to the Universidad Valle del Momboy, a private university, as well as the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología de Trujillo (IUTET). Also, the Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez (UNESR), the Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (UPEL), among others.
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About Valera
| Country | Venezuela |
| Continent | South America |
| Explore | 21 |
| Population | 244,708 |
| Local currency | VES |
| Coordinates | 9.3178, -70.6036 |
| Time zone | America/Caracas |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 428 km · Caracas |
| Population (Venezuela) | #23 most populated in Venezuela |
| Where on Earth | 9°19′4″N · 70°36′13″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 1,037 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,982 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Jijiga (Ethiopia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -9.32, 109.40 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| New York | 3,507 km |
| São Paulo | 4,489 km |
| Los Angeles | 5,570 km |
| London | 7,851 km |
| Paris | 7,984 km |
| Moscow | 10,261 km |