San Felipe, Venezuela

In 1693, Spanish settlement began in the area that is now San Felipe with the foundation of the town of Cerrito de Cocorote. Like all towns in the region at the time, Cerrito de Cocorote was under the jurisdiction of the city of Nueva Segovia de Barquisimeto. In 1710, the town was destroyed on orders from the authorities of Nueva Segovia de Barquisimeto{{why?|date=April 2021}}. Despite this, the town was rebuilt within several years, causing the Captain General to again order its destruction. In 1721, the town's inhabitants returned to rebuild it after receiving the authority to do so. Despite this, the authorities of Nueva Segovia de Barquisimeto set fire to the town, destroying it for the third time.

Despite the destruction of their town, the former inhabitants of Cerrito de Cocorote still wished to be independent of Nueva Segovia de Barquisimeto. They received the support of Fray Marcelino de San Vicente, who helped them obtain a Royal Certificate from King Philip V of Spain to establish a town independent from Nueva Segovia de Barquisimeto. On November 6, 1729, the same day the villagers had received the Royal Certificate, they began the reconstruction of their town in the Valle Hondo region, naming it San Felipe El Fuerte in homage to Philip V of Spain. The city expanded in subsequent years, until it was destroyed by the 1812 Caracas earthquake on March 26, 1812. After the earthquake, the town's remaining inhabitants again rebuilt it.

San Felipe is located in the foothills of Cerro Chimborazo, in Bolívar, Yaracuy. The city is located on a hill, with its avenues being on steep slopes, with its streets being less inclined. In the upper part of the city is the José Antonio Anzoátegui Mechanized Infantry Battalion and the Central Hospital Dr. Plácido Daniel Rodríguez Rivero, while in the lower part of it are the neighborhoods of San Antonio, San José, and Higuerón. The city is cooled by the Yurubí River, which flows downwards from a narrow valley located north of the city. The river subsequently joins the Yaracuy River, which flows to the Caribbean Basin. The city is near the Yurubí National Park, a forest of deciduous and semi-deciduous trees. A nearby lake is used as San Felipe's source of freshwater.

In San Felipe, a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) is dominant. The city records {{convert|550|mm|1|disp=or}} of rain per year and its average temperature ranges {{convert|25|C|F}}.

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|location = San Felipe, Venezuela

|single line = Yes

|metric first = Yes

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|temperature colour = pastel

|Jan record high C = 33.9

|Feb record high C = 35.4

|Mar record high C = 37.5

|Apr record high C = 35.6

|May record high C = 35.6

|Jun record high C = 34.0

|Jul record high C = 32.8

|Aug record high C = 33.8

|Sep record high C = 34.0

|Oct record high C = 34.1

|Nov record high C = 33.6

|Dec record high C = 32.8

|year record high C = 37.5

|Jan high C = 29.5

|Feb high C = 30.3

|Mar high C = 31.1

|Apr high C = 30.4

|May high C = 29.6

|Jun high C = 28.9

|Jul high C = 28.8

|Aug high C = 29.7

|Sep high C = 30.2

|Oct high C = 30.2

|Nov high C = 29.8

|Dec high C = 29.1

|year high C = 29.8

|Jan mean C = 24.1

|Feb mean C = 24.7

|Mar mean C = 25.4

|Apr mean C = 25.5

|May mean C = 25.1

|Jun mean C = 24.6

|Jul mean C = 24.3

|Aug mean C = 24.8

|Sep mean C = 25.2

|Oct mean C = 25.2

|Nov mean C = 24.9

|Dec mean C = 24.1

|year mean C = 24.8

|Jan low C = 18.6

|Feb low C = 19.0

|Mar low C = 19.6

|Apr low C = 20.6

|May low C = 20.6

|Jun low C = 20.2

|Jul low C = 19.8

|Aug low C = 19.9

|Sep low C = 20.1

|Oct low C = 20.2

|Nov low C = 20.0

|Dec low C = 19.1

|year low C = 19.8

|Jan record low C = 13.4

|Feb record low C = 13.2

|Mar record low C = 12.6

|Apr record low C = 15.2

|May record low C = 16.5

|Jun record low C = 16.1

|Jul record low C = 16.4

|Aug record low C = 15.4

|Sep record low C = 15.4

|Oct record low C = 15.1

|Nov record low C = 15.0

|Dec record low C = 13.8

|year record low C = 12.6

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 9

|Feb rain mm = 8

|Mar rain mm = 14

|Apr rain mm = 65

|May rain mm = 75

|Jun rain mm = 78

|Jul rain mm = 77

|Aug rain mm = 53

|Sep rain mm = 39

|Oct rain mm = 49

|Nov rain mm = 48

|Dec rain mm = 25

|year rain mm = 540

|unit rain days = 1.0 mm

|Jan rain days = 1.5

|Feb rain days = 1.2

|Mar rain days = 1.7

|Apr rain days = 5.5

|May rain days = 7.9

|Jun rain days = 12.0

|Jul rain days = 10.6

|Aug rain days = 8.1

|Sep rain days = 5.8

|Oct rain days = 6.1

|Nov rain days = 6.4

|Dec rain days = 4.0

|year rain days = 70.8

|Jan humidity = 68.5

|Feb humidity = 66.5

|Mar humidity = 65.5

|Apr humidity = 70.0

|May humidity = 74.0

|Jun humidity = 75.0

|Jul humidity = 74.5

|Aug humidity = 73.0

|Sep humidity = 72.5

|Oct humidity = 73.0

|Nov humidity = 73.0

|Dec humidity = 72.0

|year humidity = 71.5

|Jan sun = 260.4

|Feb sun = 235.2

|Mar sun = 241.8

|Apr sun = 183.0

|May sun = 192.2

|Jun sun = 201.0

|Jul sun = 232.5

|Aug sun = 241.8

|Sep sun = 228.0

|Oct sun = 226.3

|Nov sun = 222.0

|Dec sun = 248.0

|year sun = 2712.2

|source 1 = Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (INAMEH){{cite web|url=http://www.inameh.gob.ve/documentos/ESTADISTICOS_BASICOS_TyHR_EXTREM.pdf |title=Estadísticos Básicos Temperaturas y Humedades Relativas Máximas y Mínimas Medias |work=INAMEH |language=Spanish |url-status=dead |accessdate=29 October 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615065531/http://www.inameh.gob.ve/documentos/ESTADISTICOS_BASICOS_TyHR_EXTREM.pdf |archivedate=15 June 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.inameh.gob.ve/documentos/ESTADISTICOS_BASICOS_TyHR_MEDIAS.pdf |title=Estadísticos Básicos Temperaturas y Humedades Relativas Medias |work=INAMEH |language=Spanish |url-status=dead |accessdate=29 October 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615085231/http://www.inameh.gob.ve/documentos/ESTADISTICOS_BASICOS_TyHR_MEDIAS.pdf |archivedate=15 June 2013 }}

|source 2 = NOAA (extremes, precipitation, and sun){{cite web |url= ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REGIII/VN/80410.TXT |title=Barquisimeto Climate Normals 1961–1990 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |accessdate=12 August 2015}}

|date=October 2012

}}

The town is/was{{clarify |date=May 2019}} served by a station on the national railway network. Sub Teniente Nestor Arias Airport is {{convert|5|km}} south of the town.

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