Güigüe

Guigue
Guigue
Coordinates: 10°05′N 67°47′W / 10.083°N 67.783°W / 10.083; -67.783
CountryVenezuela
StateCarabobo
MunicipalityCarlos Arvelo Municipality
Founded1724
Government
  TypeMayor–council
  BodyParroquia Guigue
  MayorYorman Alvarado (PSUV)
Area
  Total
114 km2 (44 sq mi)
Elevation
667 m (2,188 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total
60,000
  Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
ClimateAw
Websitealcaldiadecarlosarvelo.gob.ve

Guigue (pronounced Gwigwe) is a city in the south of the Valencia Lake, in Carabobo, Venezuela. It is the capital of the Carlos Arvelo Municipality and of the Guigue parish. The Guigue River flows through the city, draining in Lake Valencia.