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Touring the market on weekends, especially on Saturdays, will observe many of the locals offering fresh products of their sowing, as well as beautiful creations made with the fine straw of the moor; When night falls, it can enjoy an entertaining moment thanks to the Local Band that offers fantastic outdoor presentations.
Touring the market on weekends, especially on Saturdays, will observe many of the locals offering fresh products of their sowing, as well as beautiful creations made with the fine straw of the moor; When night falls, it can enjoy an entertaining moment thanks to the Local Band that offers fantastic outdoor presentations.

== Parishes ==

=== Urban ===
* Boconó: Capital of the municipality and where the urban population is mostly concentrated.
* [[El Carmen Parish]]: Second most important parish, it is also part of the urban area and capital of the municipality.
* [[Mosquey Parish]]: Parish that counts on rural and urban population, also next to the Boconó parish and El Carmen forms part of the capital of the municipality.
[[image:Bocono.jpg|center|770x770px|thumb|Panoramic view of Boconó.]]

== Geography ==

Boconó is characterized by its splendid mountains, its crystalline rivers, and its pleasant climate; Here is the highest mountain peak of the state of Trujillo "La Teta de Niquitao" of 4006 meters above sea level, has mostly wooded vegetation, also several areas uninhabitable for humans in rocky mountain areas, and moors that reach a temperature of -20 ° C, its main river is the Boconó River that crosses the city and joins with the second important river of this locality known as the Burate River, to end in the Barinas state; This city is supplied with water through the Segovia stream, spring water, however despite population growth and unrestrained growth of pollution the government has had the need to involve purification plants, despite this Boconó is the only city of Venezuela where the water reaches 99% purification, in times of drought the waters of the Segovia gorge decrease, and in rainy seasons the water service is forced to suspend itself to avoid the contamination of this one.

In the dependence of this city is the Guaramacal National Park, where it inhabits the Frontino Bear, also known as bear of the Andes, Lagoons, rivers and mountains make up this natural park that annually receives tourists from different parts of Venezuela and the world.

Boconó is located in the full axis of the fault that bears its name, the Fault of Boconó, is the main fault of Venezuela, but it has gotten to misinterpretar the name of the fault attributing that its name is due to that is in the city, in fact it is so, but cities like San Cristóbal, La Grita, Tovar, Mérida and Barquisimeto are alike on the fault, its name is due to the fact that the main studies of this fault were made in Boconó.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Iglesia_san_alejo.jpg|thumb|Sanctuary of San Alejo, Mother Church of Boconó, is a church very visited by its imposing Neo-gothic structure.]]
Of native origin, the name Boconó comes from the word ''Komboc'', the name of a local river. On October 12, 1548, Diego Ruiz de Vallejo left [[El Tocuyo]], under orders of Juan Villegas, to conquer the Cuicas Province, a name that was giving by the natives that inhabited the area and where the Boconó valley was located, with the objective of taking gold from the mines that were supposedly in the area.
Of native origin, the name Boconó comes from the word ''Komboc'', the name of a local river. On October 12, 1548, Diego Ruiz de Vallejo left [[El Tocuyo]], under orders of Juan Villegas, to conquer the Cuicas Province, a name that was giving by the natives that inhabited the area and where the Boconó valley was located, with the objective of taking gold from the mines that were supposedly in the area.


In 1558, an argument between Francisco Ruiz, sent by the governor of the province of Venezuela to occupy the sector of los Cuicas, and Juan de Maldonado, representative of the Real Audiencia del Nuevo Reino de Granada, occurred; Juan de Maldonado alleged that his people controlled those lands. Nevertheless, the capable work of Ruiz guaranteed that those lands were under the jurisdiction of Venezuela.<ref>[http://www.mipunto.com/venezuelavirtual/000/002/028/002/001/000.html VENEZUELA VIRTUAL | Ciudades | Los Andes | Trujillo | Boconó | Historia<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119121857/http://www.mipunto.com/venezuelavirtual/000/002/028/002/001/000.html |date=November 19, 2007 }}</ref>
*In 1558, an argument between Francisco Ruiz, sent by the governor of the province of Venezuela to occupy the sector of los Cuicas, and Juan de Maldonado, representative of the Real Audiencia del Nuevo Reino de Granada, occurred; Juan de Maldonado alleged that his people controlled those lands. Nevertheless, the capable work of Ruiz guaranteed that those lands were under the jurisdiction of Venezuela.<ref>[http://www.mipunto.com/venezuelavirtual/000/002/028/002/001/000.html VENEZUELA VIRTUAL | Ciudades | Los Andes | Trujillo | Boconó | Historia<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119121857/http://www.mipunto.com/venezuelavirtual/000/002/028/002/001/000.html |date=November 19, 2007 }}</ref>

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*In 1786, the Boconó Canton was formed.

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*In 1811, Boconó was declared a city and joined the independence movement. The [[Spanish Empire]] reacted by imprisoning and [[exile|exiling]] Don Miguel Uzcátegui, Mayor of the city.


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*On two different occasions (June 26–29, 1813 and March 10, 1821), [[Simón Bolívar]] visited Boconó, where he installed a base at Boca del Monte. While in Boconó, he stayed at the house of Mayor Jose María Baptista, expressed his admiration of the region, and declared the city "Garden of Venezuela".
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In 1786, the Boconó Canton was formed.


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*On July 2, 1813, the Battle Niquitao in the Tirindí savanna took place, an event that occurred during the [[Admirable Campaign]]. Residents, the Mucuchíes tribe, and numerous patriots together with [[José Félix Ribas]], [[Vicente Campo Elías]], and [[Rafael Urdaneta]] defeated the [[Spanish Army]] commanded by José Martí.
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In 1811, Boconó was declared a city and joined the independence movement. The [[Spanish Empire]] reacted by imprisoning and [[exile|exiling]] Don Miguel Uzcátegui, Mayor of the city.


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*In 1864, the Boconó Department was formed.
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On two different occasions (June 26–29, 1813 and March 10, 1821), [[Simón Bolívar]] visited Boconó, where he installed a base at Boca del Monte. While in Boconó, he stayed at the house of Mayor Jose María Baptista, expressed his admiration of the region, and declared the city "Garden of Venezuela".


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*In 1884, the Boconó Department became the Boconó District.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.bocono.org/cronicas/ Boconó.org - ZAeropuerto de Boconó<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006220802/http://www.bocono.org/cronicas/ |date=October 6, 2007 }}</ref>
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On July 2, 1813, the Battle Niquitao in the Tirindí savanna took place, an event that occurred during the [[Admirable Campaign]]. Residents, the Mucuchíes tribe, and numerous patriots together with [[José Félix Ribas]], [[Vicente Campo Elías]], and [[Rafael Urdaneta]] defeated the [[Spanish Army]] commanded by José Martí.


*In 1955, the Boconó Airport was completed and, on September 3 of that year, the first planes began landing at the new airport.<ref>[http://www.bocono.org/cronicas/cr_aeropuerto.asp Boconó.org - Aeropuerto de Boconó<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820024336/http://www.bocono.org/cronicas/cr_aeropuerto.asp |date=August 20, 2007 }}</ref>
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In 1864, the Boconó Department was formed.


In 1884, the Boconó Department became the Boconó District.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.bocono.org/cronicas/ Boconó.org - ZAeropuerto de Boconó<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006220802/http://www.bocono.org/cronicas/ |date=October 6, 2007 }}</ref>
*In 1990, the Boconó District became the Boconó Municipality. The municipality was originally divided into 13 [[parish]]es (Ayacucho, Boconó, Burbusay, Campo Elías, El Carmen, General Ribas, Guaramacal, Monseñor Jáuregui, Mosquey, Rafael Rangel, San José, San Miguel, and Vega de Guaramacal); Campo Elías separated to form its own municipality on January 30, 1995.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>[http://www.ine.gov.ve/secciones/menuprincipal.asp?nedo=21&Entid=210000&seccion=1&nvalor=1_1 Instituto Nacional de Estadística<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825190015/http://www.ine.gov.ve/secciones/menuprincipal.asp?nedo=21&Entid=210000&seccion=1&nvalor=1_1 |date=August 25, 2007 }}</ref>


Until 1548 the region of Boconó was inhabited by the Cuica nation in its different indigenous ethnic groups: Tirandaes, Boconoes, Mosqueyes, Tostoses, that left lasting traces of its culture including toponymy, crafts, ethno-botany, religiosity. Among its most conspicuous representatives should be pointed out to the [[Cacique Boconó]] whom the chronicler [[Juan de Castellanos]] mentions when he refers the support given to the Escuqueyes by the different indigenous biases and the [[Cacique Paraca]], who opposed resistance, along with his partial ones, to the conquerors, until being definitively conquered.
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In 1955, the Boconó Airport was completed and, on September 3 of that year, the first planes began landing at the new airport.<ref>[http://www.bocono.org/cronicas/cr_aeropuerto.asp Boconó.org - Aeropuerto de Boconó<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820024336/http://www.bocono.org/cronicas/cr_aeropuerto.asp |date=August 20, 2007 }}</ref>


At a date that has not yet been determined, Doña Ana Ruiz de Segovia, widow of Juan de Segovia, granted lands of her encomienda for the edification of the city. In it, her son Pedro de Segovia erected a hermitage to Saint Alejo, who became the patron of the city. From then on (1608) Boconó was recognized like town of doctrine. To honor such acts, the name of Quebrada Segovia was later given to the stream of water located south of the city.
In 1990, the Boconó District became the Boconó Municipality. The municipality was originally divided into 13 [[parish]]es (Ayacucho, Boconó, Burbusay, Campo Elías, El Carmen, General Ribas, Guaramacal, Monseñor Jáuregui, Mosquey, Rafael Rangel, San José, San Miguel, and Vega de Guaramacal); Campo Elías separated to form its own municipality on January 30, 1995.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>[http://www.ine.gov.ve/secciones/menuprincipal.asp?nedo=21&Entid=210000&seccion=1&nvalor=1_1 Instituto Nacional de Estadística<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825190015/http://www.ine.gov.ve/secciones/menuprincipal.asp?nedo=21&Entid=210000&seccion=1&nvalor=1_1 |date=August 25, 2007 }}</ref>


In 1813 it is visited by the Liberator [[Simón Bolívar]] who baptizes it like the Garden of Venezuela, by the exuberance of its landscapes and the beauty of its women.
[[image:Bocono.jpg]]


==Demographics==
==Demographics==

Revision as of 01:30, 29 January 2017

Boconó
File:Vista de la ciudad bocono estado trujillo.jpg
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Official seal of Boconó
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Nickname(s): 
"Jardín de Venezuela"
(English:"Garden of Venezuela")
Boconó Municipality in Trujillo State
Boconó Municipality in Trujillo State
CountryVenezuela
StateTrujillo
MunicipalityBoconó
Founded1560
Government
 • MayorMarcos Gustavo Ojeda Velazco (MVR)
Area
 • Total1,365 km2 (527 sq mi)
Elevation
1,225 m (4,019 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total79,710
 • Density58.40/km2 (151.3/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Bocones
Time zoneUTC-4:30 (VST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4:30 (not observed)
Postal code
3103
Area code272
Website[1] Template:Es icon
Area and population figures are for the municipality

Boconó is a city in the Venezuelan Andean state of Trujillo. Founded in 1560, this city is the shire town of the Boconó Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 79,710.[1] It is the tourist and agroeconomic capital of Trujillo state, its urban and rural population is 157,530 inhabitants (Estimate INE 2015). Boconó is a commercial and service center of one of the most cultivated areas of Venezuela, with emphasis on the production of maize, legumes, sugar cane, coffee and fruit trees, as well as breeding pigs, poultry and bees. The presence of an irrigation system has greatly influenced its consolidation as a support nucleus for the agricultural centers on the Andean slopes. When the city of Trujillo was to be relocated, some villagers refused to move, giving rise to the creation of San Alejo de Boconó.

Boconó is the third most requested destination by travelers in the Andean region, this city is located about 8 hours by road from the capital of Venezuela, it has an airport, land passenger terminal, Boconó is one of those cities where its culture is unique, authentic and unequaled, which makes the features of Boconesa society are different from the rest of Venezolano, as its culture, gastronomy, customs and of course the accent of the people who live there. Boconó receives one million tourists during the twelve months of the year, in seasons like Carnival, Holy Week and Christmas.

It is practically a city, many shops, traffic of automobiles, noise, reason why it has stopped being town in the present century, the peaceful one is in the neighboring towns that form part of the municipality. It has very beautiful parks and avenues, an impressive church that is seen from afar with a great tower.

Boconó is a town of much history, progressive people, has its own airport, radio and TV stations and its motto is "The Garden of Venezuela", as Simon Bolivar called it during his second visit in 1813. And its location at 1225 meters above sea level, gives it a pleasant temperature all year round.

Plaza Bolívar is quite large, with a full-body statue of The Liberator, on the pedestal reads the following writing: "The Governing Board of the United States of Venezuela to the Father of the Fatherland, 1952". It is surrounded by almost all kinds of shops and colonial houses. The church is dedicated to San Alejo built in the second half of the twentieth century, in the same place where the old church of Boconó was built 200 years earlier, and as in several of the churches of the Trujillo villages, the clock tower it works and the bells announce the passage of time.

Beautiful and leafy mountain ranges serve as background to the multicolored flowers, creating the perfect contrast and captivating characteristic of this magical landscape, the hospitality of its people is one of the main attractions, and year after year thousands of tourists are delighted and desirous of return to visit this amazing Venezuelan corner. It will be amazed by the old colonial style houses.

An important place in this locality is the Tiscachic Farmers Service Center, a great space for multiple services, which are totally open to the public, among them are courtyards and premises that serve as support for the commercialization of plantings on their own producers, as well as small stands for livestock fairs, multipurpose rooms, a popular dining room, areas for the storage of handicrafts and an interesting museum of traditional arts.

Touring the market on weekends, especially on Saturdays, will observe many of the locals offering fresh products of their sowing, as well as beautiful creations made with the fine straw of the moor; When night falls, it can enjoy an entertaining moment thanks to the Local Band that offers fantastic outdoor presentations.

Parishes

Urban

  • Boconó: Capital of the municipality and where the urban population is mostly concentrated.
  • El Carmen Parish: Second most important parish, it is also part of the urban area and capital of the municipality.
  • Mosquey Parish: Parish that counts on rural and urban population, also next to the Boconó parish and El Carmen forms part of the capital of the municipality.
Panoramic view of Boconó.

Geography

Boconó is characterized by its splendid mountains, its crystalline rivers, and its pleasant climate; Here is the highest mountain peak of the state of Trujillo "La Teta de Niquitao" of 4006 meters above sea level, has mostly wooded vegetation, also several areas uninhabitable for humans in rocky mountain areas, and moors that reach a temperature of -20 ° C, its main river is the Boconó River that crosses the city and joins with the second important river of this locality known as the Burate River, to end in the Barinas state; This city is supplied with water through the Segovia stream, spring water, however despite population growth and unrestrained growth of pollution the government has had the need to involve purification plants, despite this Boconó is the only city of Venezuela where the water reaches 99% purification, in times of drought the waters of the Segovia gorge decrease, and in rainy seasons the water service is forced to suspend itself to avoid the contamination of this one.

In the dependence of this city is the Guaramacal National Park, where it inhabits the Frontino Bear, also known as bear of the Andes, Lagoons, rivers and mountains make up this natural park that annually receives tourists from different parts of Venezuela and the world.

Boconó is located in the full axis of the fault that bears its name, the Fault of Boconó, is the main fault of Venezuela, but it has gotten to misinterpretar the name of the fault attributing that its name is due to that is in the city, in fact it is so, but cities like San Cristóbal, La Grita, Tovar, Mérida and Barquisimeto are alike on the fault, its name is due to the fact that the main studies of this fault were made in Boconó.

History

Sanctuary of San Alejo, Mother Church of Boconó, is a church very visited by its imposing Neo-gothic structure.

Of native origin, the name Boconó comes from the word Komboc, the name of a local river. On October 12, 1548, Diego Ruiz de Vallejo left El Tocuyo, under orders of Juan Villegas, to conquer the Cuicas Province, a name that was giving by the natives that inhabited the area and where the Boconó valley was located, with the objective of taking gold from the mines that were supposedly in the area.

  • In 1558, an argument between Francisco Ruiz, sent by the governor of the province of Venezuela to occupy the sector of los Cuicas, and Juan de Maldonado, representative of the Real Audiencia del Nuevo Reino de Granada, occurred; Juan de Maldonado alleged that his people controlled those lands. Nevertheless, the capable work of Ruiz guaranteed that those lands were under the jurisdiction of Venezuela.[2]
  • In 1786, the Boconó Canton was formed.
  • In 1811, Boconó was declared a city and joined the independence movement. The Spanish Empire reacted by imprisoning and exiling Don Miguel Uzcátegui, Mayor of the city.
  • On two different occasions (June 26–29, 1813 and March 10, 1821), Simón Bolívar visited Boconó, where he installed a base at Boca del Monte. While in Boconó, he stayed at the house of Mayor Jose María Baptista, expressed his admiration of the region, and declared the city "Garden of Venezuela".
  • In 1864, the Boconó Department was formed.
  • In 1884, the Boconó Department became the Boconó District.[3]
  • In 1955, the Boconó Airport was completed and, on September 3 of that year, the first planes began landing at the new airport.[4]
  • In 1990, the Boconó District became the Boconó Municipality. The municipality was originally divided into 13 parishes (Ayacucho, Boconó, Burbusay, Campo Elías, El Carmen, General Ribas, Guaramacal, Monseñor Jáuregui, Mosquey, Rafael Rangel, San José, San Miguel, and Vega de Guaramacal); Campo Elías separated to form its own municipality on January 30, 1995.[3][5]

Until 1548 the region of Boconó was inhabited by the Cuica nation in its different indigenous ethnic groups: Tirandaes, Boconoes, Mosqueyes, Tostoses, that left lasting traces of its culture including toponymy, crafts, ethno-botany, religiosity. Among its most conspicuous representatives should be pointed out to the Cacique Boconó whom the chronicler Juan de Castellanos mentions when he refers the support given to the Escuqueyes by the different indigenous biases and the Cacique Paraca, who opposed resistance, along with his partial ones, to the conquerors, until being definitively conquered.

At a date that has not yet been determined, Doña Ana Ruiz de Segovia, widow of Juan de Segovia, granted lands of her encomienda for the edification of the city. In it, her son Pedro de Segovia erected a hermitage to Saint Alejo, who became the patron of the city. From then on (1608) Boconó was recognized like town of doctrine. To honor such acts, the name of Quebrada Segovia was later given to the stream of water located south of the city.

In 1813 it is visited by the Liberator Simón Bolívar who baptizes it like the Garden of Venezuela, by the exuberance of its landscapes and the beauty of its women.

Demographics

The Boconó Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 79,710 (up from 70,102 in 1990). This amounts to 13.1% of Trujillo's population.[1] The municipality's population density is 151.3 people per square mile (58.40/km²).

Government

Boconó is the shire town of the Boconó Municipality in Trujillo. The municipality is divided into 12 parishes (Ayacucho, Boconó, Burbusay, El Carmen, General Ribas, Guaramacal, Monseñor Jáuregui, Mosquey, Rafael Rangel, San José, San Miguel, and Vega de Guaramacal).[3] The mayor of the Boconó Municipality is Luis Alirio Cabezas Bracamonte, elected in 2008 with 90% of the vote.[6] The last municipal election was held in November 2008.

References

  1. ^ a b Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda Archived August 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ VENEZUELA VIRTUAL | Ciudades | Los Andes | Trujillo | Boconó | Historia Archived November 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c Boconó.org - ZAeropuerto de Boconó Archived October 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Boconó.org - Aeropuerto de Boconó Archived August 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Archived August 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/19/alcaldedis=0&edo=19&mun=2&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
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