El Piñal, Táchira, Venezuela

El Piñal is a community in Venezuela. A planned development including a health center and agricultural industries, it is in the Andes region in the state of Táchira.

This article is about the town in Venezuela. For the historic port in China, see El Piñal.
A 1976 official government map of the area including El Piñal

History

A 1956 report described it as a new community with planned housing and a health center. It stated the name means pineapple field and the community's full name was initially San Rafael de El Piñal.[1]

A 2012 report notes a few cocoa growers in the area.[2] There is a local hospital.[3] A report of unclear date reported 16,000 inhabitants. El Piñal is 35 kilometers from the state capital of San Cristobal. Two rivers meet in the area.[4] Investments in a yuca processing plant and cattle for food and milk have been undertaken in El Piñal.[5]

References
  1. "Venezuela Up-to-date - Google Books". 1956. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  2. Rudgard; Maddison; Andebrhan (6 December 2012). Disease Management in Cocoa: Comparative epidemiology of witches' broom - Rudgard, Maddison, Andebrhan - Google Books. ISBN 9789401121262. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  3. Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights / Anuario Interamericano de Derechos ... - Google Books. 7 November 2022. ISBN 9789004530591. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  4. "Memoria Del Seminario Sobre: "la Problematica Fronteriza Y Lineamientos Para ... - Google Books". Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  5. "Diagnostico de la produccion e industrializacion de la yuca en el pais - Google Books". Retrieved 2023-05-29.


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