Porlamar

10°57′N 63°51′W

Porlamar
Panoramic
Nicknames: 
Villa del Espíritu Santo (English: House of the Holy Spirit) Pueblo de La Mar (English: Village by the Sea)
Porlamar
Coordinates: 10°57′N 63°51′W
Country Venezuela
StateNueva Esparta
CountiesMariño
DemonymPorlamarense
Government
  MayorAlfredo Díaz
Elevation
10 m (32 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total144,830
Postal coded
6301
Area code295
ClimateBSh
WebsiteMunicipality of Mariño

Porlamar (Spanish pronunciation: [poɾlaˈmaɾ]) is a city and major seaport in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. It is situated on the southern coast of Margarita Island, one of three islands in the Caribbean Sea off the South American mainland which make up the state of Nueva Esparta, at a distance of 6 miles (10 km) from the state capital of La Asunción. Porlamar is the capital of Mariño, the most populous of the eleven municipalities into which the state of Nueva Esparta is divided.

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