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Ocumare del Tuy
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Ocumare del Tuy
Coordinates: 10°06′49″N 66°46′53″W / 10.11361°N 66.78139°W / 10.11361; -66.78139
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Municipality	Lander Municipality
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	166,112
• Demonym	Ocumareño/a
Time zone	VST
Postal code	1209
Climate	Aw

Ocumare del Tuy is a city located in Miranda State in northern Venezuela, the shire town of the Lander Municipality. Ocumare del Tuy is noted for warm and clear weather, with year-round sunshine and 60 days of rainfall annually, and an average temperature that ranges from 64 to 83 °F (18 to 28 °C), but with relatively low humidity.

Ocumare del Tuy has a population of around 160,000 (2005), mainly dedicated to agriculture (cocoa, coffee, sugar cane) and livestock farming (pigs, but also cattle), with leafy forest and meadows.^{[citation needed]}

Ocumare del Tuy was the capital of the state of Miranda between 1904 and 1928, when it moved to Petare and later to Los Teques.

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