Barbacoas, Aragua

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Barbacoas
Barbacoas
Coordinates: 9°29′0″N 66°58′34″W / 9.48333°N 66.97611°W / 9.48333; -66.97611
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Municipality	Urdaneta Municipality
Founded	1712
Elevation	557 m (1,827 ft)
Population
• Total	16,469
• Demonym	Barbacoense
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Postal code	2301
Area code	0246

Barbacoas is a city in the state of Aragua, Venezuela. It is the shire town of the Urdaneta Municipality.

It was founded, in 1712, with the name San Andrés de Aricapano de Barbacoas, and during the eighteenth century was known as "Partido de Aricapano".

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