Puerto la Cruz ( Spanish: Puerto la Cruz , “Port of the Holy Cross”) is a port city located on the Caribbean coast of Anzoátegui in Venezuela . One of the important and major cities in the east of Venezuela. The city has one of the largest oil refineries in the country.
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| Puerto la Cruz | |||||||||
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| isp. Puerto la cruz | |||||||||
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| A country |  Venezuela | ||||||||
| State | Anzoategui | ||||||||
| Municipality | Juan Antonio-Sotillo | ||||||||
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| Based | 1862 | ||||||||
| First mention | 1780 | ||||||||
| City with | 1929 | ||||||||
| Square | 244 km² | ||||||||
| Center height | 10 m | ||||||||
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| Population | 272,231 people ( 2011 ) | ||||||||
| Density | 1900 people / km² | ||||||||
| Official language | Spanish | ||||||||
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| Telephone code | +58 281 | ||||||||
| Postcode | 6023 | ||||||||
| juansotillo-anzoategui.gob.ve (isp.) | |||||||||
History
The monument “Cross” ( Cruz ) on the boulevard Columbus ( Paseo Colón ) - a symbol of the city.
In 1780, the Christian mission Pozuelos was founded on the site of the city. On April 9, 1862, a group of 26 families from the island of Margarita moved to Pozuelos and founded a settlement, which they named Puerto de la Santa Cruz (Port of the Holy Cross). Over time, the name has shrunk to Puerto la Cruz.
The city is a popular tourist center with a developed hotel complex and beaches. Around the city is a reserve National Park Mochima .