San Carlos de Río Negro
Place in Amazonas State, Venezuela / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Carlos de Río Negro is a town in Venezuela's Amazonas State.
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San Carlos de Río Negro | |
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Coordinates: 1°55′12″N 67°03′40″W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Amazonas State |
Municipality | Río Negro Municipality |
Founded | 1759 |
Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,200 |
• Demonym | San Carleño/a |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code | 0248 |
Climate | Af |
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San Carlos de Río Negro is a small city of about 1200 inhabitants in the Venezuelan state of Amazonas. It serves as the administrative capital of the municipal district of Río Negro, inhabited primarily by Amerindian people, in particular the Yanomami and Baniwa (Kurripako) peoples. It sits on the opposite side of the Rio Negro from the Colombian city of San Felipe.