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Valera
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish. (December 2010) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
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Valera | |
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   N. S. del Carmen Parish, Cottage and Panoramic. | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: La ciudad de las siete colinas (The City of the seven hills) or La novia de Venezuela | |
.svg)  Valera | |
| Coordinates: 9°18′45″N 70°36′25″W / 9.31250°N 70.60694°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Trujillo |
| Counties | Valera Municipality |
| Demonym | Valerano/a |
| Area | |
• Total | 226.45 km2 (87.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 135,215 |
| • Density | 597.12/km2 (1,546.5/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 3101 |
| Area code | 271 |
| Climate | Aw |
Valera is a city in Trujillo State in Venezuela, situated between the rivers Momboy and Motatán. The current[update] mayor is José Karkom, who has had that post since 2013.[1] The city is home to Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Colombian and Spanish communities. It is also home to the Universidad Valle del Momboy, a private university, as well as the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología de Trujillo (IUTET). Also, the Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez (UNESR), the Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (UPEL), among others.
- ^ "Proclamado José Karkom como alcalde de Valera". El Universal, 9 December 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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