Aragua River

Aragua River flows in Aragua State, Venezuela.

Agriculture

The Aragua River irrigates a vast valley, enriching it with fertile deposits that make its soil one of the most fertile in the country. The Aragua River valley is famous for its produce of a number of crops. Sugarcane is the chief produce of the region. Recently, potatoes have started to yield high commercial returns. The valley is also known for crops like cacao, coffee, cotton, corn, rice, and tobacco.

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Araguá River

The Araguá River is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil.

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Aragua

Aragua State (Spanish: Estado Aragua, IPA: [esˈtaðo aˈɾaɣwa]) is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni. It has Venezuela's first national park which is called Henri Pittier.

The capital is Maracay, other important cities include Turmero and El Limón.

Aragua State covers a total surface area of 7,014 km² and, based on the 2011 census information, the estimated population of Aragua State in 2012 is 1,630,308 inhabitants.

The name Aragua is said to derive from a Cumanagota word for a type of palm, roystonea oleracea.

History

Aragua was part of the Province of Caracas until 1848, when the Province was split into three parts, one being Aragua Province. The Province became a state in 1864. Some mergers and demergers with other states followed, until Aragua became an autonomous state again in 1901. Its capital until 1917 was La Victoria (site of the Venezuelan War of Independence's Battle of La Victoria), when the capital was moved to Maracay.

Aragua (disambiguation)

ARV Aragua (D-31)

Aragua was the name of a Venezuelan destroyer. Named for the Venezuelan state of Aragua, it was the leader of the 3rd Destroyer Division and the first one of her own sub-class, among British built for Venezuela naval forces in the 1950s.

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