Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°9′W / 8.600°N 71.150°W / 8.600; -71.150

Bailadores

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Bailadores
File:Bailadores Estado Mérida.jpg
View of Bailadores
Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°9′W / 8.600°N 71.150°W / 8.600; -71.150
CountryVenezuela
StatesState, Mérida
MunicipalitiesRivas Dávila Municipality
Founded14 September 1601
Government
 • MayorNilson Peña
Area
 • Total
187 km2 (72 sq mi)
Elevation
1,630 m (5,350 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
16,841
 • Density673.64/km2 (1,744.7/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Bailadoreño(a)
Time zoneUTC-4:30 (VST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4:30 (not observed)
Postal code
5133
Area code275
Websitehttp://www.merida.gob.ve/

Bailadores is a town in the western part of the Mérida State of Venezuela and is the capital of the Rivas Dávila Municipality.

History

It was founded by Captain Luis Martín Martín, September 14, 1601, by appointment of founder Peter Sandes Court, from the Real Audiencia de Santa Fe de Bogotá.[citation needed]

Notable people

File:Iglesia de Bailadores, Mérida.jpg
Bailadores Church