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| Santa Bárbara | |
|---|---|
| Santa Bárbara del Zulia | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
.svg)  Santa Bárbara | |
| Coordinates: 9°00′0″N 71°57′0″W / 9.00000°N 71.95000°W / 9.00000; -71.95000 | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Zulia |
| Municipality | Colón Municipality |
| Founded | 1704 |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 80,000 (estimate) |
| • Demonym | Barbarense |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Climate | Aw |
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.
Climate
| Climate data for Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C | 32 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 39 |
| Record low °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Average precipitation mm | 106 | 90 | 92 | 95 | 97 | 105 | 171 | 208 | 205 | 178 | 159 | 130 | 205 |
| Record high °F | 90 | 90 | 93 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 102 | 97 | 95 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 102 |
| Record low °F | 68 | 66 | 68 | 77 | 79 | 75 | 81 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 66 |
| Average precipitation inches | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 8.1 |
| Average precipitation days | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 97 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 87 | 92 | 95 | 97 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 86.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 181 | 179 | 185 | 186 | 199 | 170 | 167 | 157 | 159 | 167 | 170 | 178 | 2,098 |
References
- Emilio Strauss, William Fuenmayor, José Romero.(2000). Atlas del Estado Zulia.
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