Bruzual Municipality Explained

Bruzual Municipality
Native Name:Municipio Bruzual
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:100px
Seal Size:100px
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Venezuela
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Bruzual Municipality within Venezuela
Pushpin Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Venezuela
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Yaracuy
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Leader Title:Mayor
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:69732
Population Density Km2:auto
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Established
Established Title2:Incorporated
Timezone:VET
Utc Offset:-4
Area Code Type:Area code(s)
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
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Bruzual is one of the 14 municipalities of the state of Yaracuy, Venezuela. The municipality is located in southwestern Yaracuy, occupying an area of 417 km ² with a population of 69,732 inhabitants in 2011.[1] The capital lies at Chivacoa. It is named after Venezuela's independence hero Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual.

The main agricultural irrigation system in the Bruzual Municipality is the Yaracuy River where the Cumaripa Dam aids the growing of sugar cane crops and maize and smaller scale farming of oranges and yams.

Among its main tourist attractions is the Maria Lionza Natural Monument in the mountains of Sorte. Bruzual has a community radio station FM 97.7 Jirah.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statoids . 2012-06-23 . 2021-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210919173655/http://www.statoids.com/yve.html . live .