Colonia Tovar

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Colonia Tovar
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Colonia Tovar
Coordinates: 10°24′20″N 67°17′22″W / 10.40556°N 67.28944°W / 10.40556; -67.28944
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Municipality	Tovar Municipality
Founded	8 April 1843
Area
• Total	250 km2 (100 sq mi)
Elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Population  (2016)
• Total	21,000
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
• Demonym	Coloniero/a
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Postal code	1030
Area code(s)	0243, 0244
Climate	Cfb
Website	www.coloniatovar.net

Colonia Tovar (English: Tovar Colony) is a cold mountain town of Venezuela, capital of the municipality Tovar in Aragua state. It is located about 65.5 km (41 mi) west of Caracas. It was founded on April 8, 1843, by a group of 390 immigrants^[1] from the then independent state of the Grand Duchy of Baden (later incorporated into Germany). It is characterized by the cultural imprint of its origin, so it is called "the Germany of the Caribbean". The economy depends primarily on agriculture and tourism. Colonia Tovar is known for its temperate crops (peaches, strawberries, beets, cauliflower, carrots, cabbage, chard, broccoli, lettuce, onions and potatoes) and their derivatives. Since 1990 it has experienced high population growth, rising from 3,373 to 21,000 inhabitants in 2016.