Santa Bárbara del Zulia explained

Santa Bárbara
Official Name:Santa Bárbara del Zulia
Pushpin Map:Venezuela
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name:Venezuela
Subdivision Name1:Zulia
Subdivision Name2:Colón Municipality
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1704
Population Total:80000 (estimate)
Timezone:VET
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:9°N -71.95°W
Elevation M:7
Population Blank1 Title:Demonym
Population Blank1:Barbarense
Blank1 Name:Climate

Santa Bárbara del Zulia is a city of some 80,000 inhabitants in Zulia State in Venezuela. It is located to the south-west of Maracaibo Lake, in the Sur del Lago region of the state. Governor and presidential candidate Manuel Rosales was born in this city on December 12, 1952.

Santa Bárbara is connected by two bridges across the Escalante River with the city of San Carlos del Zulia, forming a twin city.

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