Ocumare del Tuy is a city located in Miranda State in northern Venezuela, the shire town of the Lander Municipality. Ocumare del Tuy is noted for warm and clear weather, with year-round sunshine and 60 days of rainfall annually, and an average temperature that ranges from 64 to 83 °F (18 to 28 °C), but with relatively low humidity.
Ocumare del Tuy | |
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.svg)  Ocumare del Tuy | |
| Coordinates: 10°06′49″N 66°46′53″W / 10.11361°N 66.78139°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipality | Lander Municipality |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 166,112 |
| • Demonym | Ocumareño/a |
| Time zone | VST |
| Postal code | 1209 |
| Climate | Aw |
Ocumare del Tuy has a population of around 160,000 (2005), mainly dedicated to agriculture (cocoa, coffee, sugar cane) and livestock farming (pigs, but also cattle), with leafy forest and meadows.[citation needed]
Ocumare del Tuy was the capital of the state of Miranda between 1904 and 1928, when it moved to Petare and later to Los Teques.
Notable people
edit- Ozzie Guillén, Former Chicago White Sox manager
- Anthony Ortega, who played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Gregorio Petit, who played for several Major League Baseball teams
- Gregory Vargas (born 1986), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Danry Vasquez, who played for several Major League Baseball teams, and was released following publication of a surveillance video showing him assaulting a woman.
- Elieser Hernández, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers