Nirgua
{{refimprove|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nirgua
| official_name =
| other_name =
| native_name = Municipio Nirgua
| native_name_lang = es
| nickname =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Plaza_Bolívar_de_Nirgua.jpg
| image_caption = Plaza Bolívar de Nirgua
| image_flag = Nirgua Flag.svg
| flag_size = 100px
| image_seal = Escudo_Nirgua.jpg
| seal_size = 100px
| image_map =
| mapsize = 300px
| map_caption = Location in Yaracuy
| pushpin_map = Venezuela
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_mapsize = 300px
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Venezuela
| coordinates = {{coord|10|09|09|N|68|33|59|W|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Venezuela}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Yaracuy
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Nirgua
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Miguel César
| leader_party = PSUV
| elevation_m = 807
| area_total_km2 = 2,274
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_note =
| population_total = 35,407{{cite web | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/venezuela/yaracuy/2209__nirgua/ | title=Nirgua Municipality | work=Citypopulation.de | accessdate=6 June 2019}}
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = January 25, 1625
| established_title1 = Established
| established_date1 =
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2 =
| timezone = VET
| utc_offset = −4
| area_code_type = Area code(s)
| area_code = 254
| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)
| postal_code = 3201
| website = {{official website|http://nirgua-yaracuy.gob.ve/}}
| footnotes = {{EditOnWikidata}}
}}
Nirgua is a city and the seat of the Nirgua Municipality in the state of Yaracuy, Venezuela.
History
The city was founded on January 25, 1625, by Don Juan de Meneses.
Notable people
- Orluis Aular (born 1996), professional cyclist
- Roniel Campos (born 1993), professional cyclist
- Henri Falcón (born 1961), Venezuelan politician
- Yoendrys Gómez (born 1999), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Humberto Rivas Mijares (1918–1981), journalist and diplomat
- Carlos José Ochoa (born 1980), professional cyclist
- Leonel Quintero (born 1997), professional cyclist
References
{{reflist}}
Category:1625 establishments in the Spanish Empire
Category:Populated places established in 1625
{{Venezuela-geo-stub}}