Barbacoas | |
Pushpin Map: | Venezuela |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Aragua |
Subdivision Name2: | Urdaneta Municipality |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1712 |
Population Total: | 16,469 |
Timezone: | VET |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 9.4833°N -66.9761°W |
Elevation M: | 557 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Demonym |
Population Blank1: | Barbacoense |
Area Code: | 0246 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 2301 |
Barbacoas is a city in the state of Aragua, Venezuela. It is the shire town of the Urdaneta Municipality.
It was founded, in 1712, with the name San Andrés de Aricapano de Barbacoas, and during the eighteenth century was known as "Partido de Aricapano".