| Puerto Ordaz | |
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| Founded | February 9, 1952 |
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| Government | |
| - Mayor | Clemente Scotto |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,930 km² (745. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| - Total | 600. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 000 |
| - Demonym | guayanes |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| - Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC-4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0286 |
Puerto Ordaz is a planned city which, together with the older settlement of San Felix, forms Ciudad Guayana in Bolívar State, eastern Venezuela. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Venezuela uses UTC-430. Until 2007-12-30 it used UTC-4. The official time zone of Venezuela is determined by meridian 67° 30' west of Greenwich, UTC-430 is a time offset used only for Venezuela. Venezuela (VST— Venezuelan Standard Time) Daylight saving time ( DST UTC-430 is a time offset used only for Venezuela. Venezuela (VST— Venezuelan Standard Time) A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Ciudad Guayana (Guayana City is a City in Bolívar State, Venezuela. Bolivar State (Estado Bolívar is one of the 23 states ( estados) into which Venezuela is divided Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Puerto Ordaz is located at the confluence of the Caroní and Orinoco Rivers and is the site of the Llovizna Falls. The Caroní River is a major river of the Orinoco basin in South America, having its source in South Eastern Venezuela, in the Guiana Highlands ORiNOCO is the brand name that was used for a family of wireless networking solutions by Proxim (previously Lucent) Llovizna falls, on the River Caroní, close to its confluence with the River Orinoco, are located in the Llovizna Park Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela There are bridges across the Caroni and a new bridge across the Orinoco (Second Orinoco crossing). The Second Orinoco crossing or Orinoquia Bridge is a combined Road and Railway Bridge over the Orinoco River near Ciudad It is one of Venezuela's largest cities and is the base for large iron and steelworks and aluminium industries. The city has a large hydroelectric power plant, Macagua. Due to its planned nature, the city has a drastically different feel to it than many other South American cities. Many of its residential neighborhoods have architecture and landscaping that are similar to suburbs in the United States in the 1950s, including 'cookie cutter' homes, sidewalks, and patterned lawns.
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Economic activity
Puerto Ordaz is headquarters of basic industries such as Alcasa, Venalum, Bauxilum, Carbonorca (producers of primary aluminum, coils anodes for the aluminum industry, respectively), Ferrominera (extracts, processes and trades of iron), and Ternium Sidor (iron industry of Orinoco). There are also located in this area of the city the main electricity producer of Venezuela, Edelca and the organization to promote economic activity in the area, the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana, CVG (Corporación Venezolana de Guayana). The Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana is a decentralized state owned Venezuelan enterprise located in the Guayana Region in the southeast of the country
Port
The main port is operated for the Ternium Sidor industry and it's used for iron exportation. The biggest part of the river traffic over the Orinoco river has this port as destination, which is located at the mouth of the Caroní on the Orinoco. ORiNOCO is the brand name that was used for a family of wireless networking solutions by Proxim (previously Lucent) There are other 13 ports in the city. The rest of the river traffic is destined for the the iron company, commercial delivery for aluminium companies and others companies located near the river.
Hydroelectric Centrals
In Puerto Ordaz is located the electricity industry of Caroní (Edelca) which manage several of the hydroelectric centrals over the Caroní river: Macagua I and II and Caruachi, all of the 3 located on the urban side of Guayana city. Edelca also built and administers Guri (this one is for now, the second world biggest dam, in terms of the capacity of hydroelectric generation) and gave origin to the Guri reservoir, the second biggest lake in Venezuela. Puerto Ordaz is also the only city in the world with a hydroelectric dam in the middle of the city
Law and government
Puerto Ordaz is conformated by Caroní Municipality, Venezuelan law specifies that municipal governments have four main functions: executive, legislative, comptroller, and planning. The executive function is managed by the mayor, who is in charge of representing the municipality's administration. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The legislative branch is represented by the Municipal Council, composed of seven councillors, charged with the deliberation of new decrees and local laws. A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a The comptroller tasks are managed by the municipal comptroller's office, which oversees accountancy. A comptroller or controller (kənˈtroʊlər ˈkɑmˌtroʊ- also financial controller, abrv Accountancy or accounting is the measurement statement or provision of assurance about financial information primarily used by Lenders managers, Finally, planning is represented by the Local Public Planning Council, which manages development projects for the municipality.
Transportation
Puerto Ordaz is crisscrossed from north to south and east to west by numerous avenues. Some of them are:
- Guayana Avenue: It's the main traffic avenue of the city, since it crisscrosses the city from its start to its end, it starts at the toll on the "Ciudad Bolivar-Ciudad Guayana" Highway, and goes all the way through Puerto Ordaz (industrial zone, airport, commercial zone, residential zone, even the touristic zone since it side passes the Cachamay Park).
- Atlantico Avenue: Goes through Puerto Ordaz from west to east on the south side of the city. It intersects with the Las Americas avenue and the Leopoldo Sucre Figarella avenue. This gives a high importance to this avenue.
- Las Americas Avenue: Connects the Altavista sector (north of the city) with the centre.
- Paseo Caroní Avenue: Stars on the west side of the city and ends at the Atlantic avenue, it's also an important avenue.
On December 3, 2006, was inaugurated the Orinokia bridge, which crosses the Orinoco river. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Second Orinoco crossing or Orinoquia Bridge is a combined Road and Railway Bridge over the Orinoco River near Ciudad
Recreation
In Puerto Ordaz the principal recreation centers are:
- Natural: Llovizna park, Cachamay park, Loefling park. Llovizna falls, on the River Caroní, close to its confluence with the River Orinoco, are located in the Llovizna Park Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
- Shopping centers: Orinokia mall, Altavista Mall, Atlántico Mall.
- Family: Macagua Eco museum, Christmas Park and the Italian-Venezuelan Club.
Colleges
Puerto Ordaz is also well known for having one of the best engineering schools in Latin America, the main universities are:
Regional hubs:
- Andrés Bello UCAB (Catholic University)
- UDO (East University)
- Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho (UGMA) University
- Bicentenaria de Aragua (UBA) University
Puerto Ordaz is headquarter of colleges like:
- UNEXPO (Polytechnic Experimental National University)
- UNEG (Experimental National University of Guayana)
Technical Institutes
- Fe y Alegría Puerto ordaz
- U. The University of Oriente Venezuela ( Spanish: Universidad de Oriente Venezuela, UDO) is a university located in Eastern Venezuela. E. E. T. I. Fundación "La Salle"
- I. U. T. Antonio José de Sucre
- I. U. T. Pedro Emilio Coll
- I. U. P. Santiago Mariño
Tourism
Inside the city are located the Llovizna and Cachamay Parks, with their waterfalls. Other local attractions are the Caroní Ecomuseum and the Macagua Dam. At the city, from the Angosturita bridge and the San Félix port, it can be observed the amazing union of the Caroní and Orinoco rivers; the different colors of the water on both rivers presents a natural show. Taking Puerto Ordaz as a starting point, it can be visit the Orinoco Delta, the Canaima's National Park, Guri's reservoirs, the colonial castles at the Orinoco riverside and many other interesting places. The Castles of Guayana are located at the right side of the Orinoco, at about 35 kilometers from San Félix.
Hotels
- Intercontinental Guayana Hotel
- Rasil Hotel
- Mara Inn Best Western Hotel
- Embajador Hotel
- Dos Ríos Hotel
See also
External links
- BBC article in a Puerto Ordaz aluminium plant
- Puerto Ordaz is at coordinates Coordinates:
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