Cabimas

Cabimas on the map of Venezuela

Cabimas is a town on Lago de Maracaibo in Zulia federal Instead of northwestern Venezuela in South America.

The city has about 270,000 inhabitants and is the seat of a bishopric. In the city the racing team Alcaldía de Cabimas was founded.

Geography

The city lies in the southeast of the 8 km wide strait Canal de San Carlos, which connects Lake Maracaibo in the south to the northern Gulf of Venezuela and thus with the Caribbean. This strait is crossed by the north in Cabimas located 9 kilometers long General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge -.

On the other side, northwest of Cabimas, is 20 km away, the city of Maracaibo. 240 km north-east is the town of Coro, 250 km east Barquisimeto.

The city stands on flat terrain, which consists predominantly of alluvial sand and is susceptible to erosion.

The city's climate is semiarid and the maximum daily temperatures will be around 30 ° C. During the rainy season there is heavy rainfall.

History

1758, monks of the " Misión de San Ambrosio de Punta de Piedra ". The name " Cabimas " comes from the native Caribs and refers to a tree that also copaiba ( Copaifera officinalis) is called. 1771 visited the city of Archbishop Mariano Marti. Until the beginning of oil production, the population of the fishery alive.

1917, the first oil field ( "Santa Barbara" ) has been explored and with " No Barroso. 2 " began in 1922, an oil boom. The town grew with the oil industry, many district can be traced back to camps in the oil production. In Cabimas the first Venezuelan union of oil workers was established.

Economy

Cabimas is today an important center of the Venezuelan oil industry, as the most productive oil fields are in and around Lake Maracaibo. Currently, the oil fields are La Rosa (land) and La Salina ( the lake) is in operation. La Rosa was operated from 1996 to 2001 by the German company Preussag, then it came to the Venezuelan Suelopetrol, now holds the state company PDVSA 60 % and 40 % Suelopetrol.

There are a few factories and in the environment (eg in Aristides Calvani ) fruit trees are cultivated and bred cattle.

Traffic

The port of La Salina is one of the most important for oil tanker at Maracaibo. There is also a fishing port.

The main means of transport is the bus, most vehicles ( " Carritos " ) are old. The central bus station has connections in all directions at

• Place in Zulia
• Zulia