Bailadores

Place in Venezuela

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8°36′N 71°9′W / 8.600°N 71.150°W / 8.600; -71.150CountryVenezuelaStatesState, MéridaMunicipalitiesRivas Dávila MunicipalityFounded14 September 1601Government

• MayorNilson PeñaArea

• Total187 km² (72 sq mi)Elevation

1,630 m (5,350 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total16,841 • Density673.64/km² (1,744.7/sq mi) • Demonym

Bailadoreño(a)Time zoneUTC-4:30 (VST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4:30 (not observed)Postal code

5133

Area code275Websitehttp://www.merida.gob.ve/

Bailadores is a town in the western part of the Mérida State of Venezuela and is the capital of the Rivas Dávila Municipality.

History

It was founded by Captain Luis Martín Martín, September 14, 1601, by appointment of founder Peter Sandes Court, from the Real Audiencia de Santa Fe de Bogotá.^{[citation needed]}