Santa Rita, Venezuela Explained

Santa Rita
Official Name:Valle de Santa Rita de Cascia
Pushpin Map:Venezuela
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name:Venezuela
Subdivision Name1:Aragua
Subdivision Name2:Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality
Established Title:City Established
Established Date:December 16, 1997
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:134,233
Timezone:VST
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:10.2003°N -67.5514°W
Elevation M:435
Population Blank1 Title:Demonym
Population Blank1:Santaricense/a
Area Code:0243
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:2103
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw

Santa Rita is a city in the state of Aragua, Venezuela. It is the shire town of the Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality, in the state of Aragua. It is part of the metropolitan area of Maracay. It is 435 meters above sea level and is located in the hydrographic basin of Lake Valencia (Venezuela). Santa Rita is bordered to the north by the Caño Colorado, and the Caracas-Valencia Highway, and to the south by the Turmero River. In 2023 Santa Rita had 149,158 inhabitants.

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.

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