Ciudad Guayana

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Ciudad Guayana is a major industrial city in eastern Venezuela, known for its steel and aluminum production and its strategic location at the confluence of the Orinoco and Caroní rivers.

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Statements (42)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
industrial city
climate tropical climate
continent South America
country Venezuela
economicRole major industrial hub of Venezuela
foundedBy Corporación Venezolana de Guayana
hasComponent Puerto Ordaz
San Félix
hasFunction logistics hub
manufacturing center
port city
hasIndustrialComplex aluminum smelters
steel mills
hasIndustrialSector aluminum industry
hydroelectric-related industry
steel industry
hasIndustry bauxite processing
electric power-intensive manufacturing
iron processing
hasNearbyResource bauxite deposits
iron ore deposits
hasPort river port on the Orinoco
hasPowerSource hydroelectric power from Caroní River
knownFor aluminum production
heavy industry
steel production
language Spanish
locatedAtConfluenceOf Caroní River
Orinoco River
locatedIn Bolívar state
locatedInRegion eastern Venezuela
locatedOnRiver Caroní River
Orinoco River
nearHydroelectricPlant Guri Dam
partOf Guayana Region
regionEconomicCenterOf Bolívar state
strategicLocationFor export of metals
river transport
timeZone Venezuelan Standard Time
transportRole important inland river port
urbanType planned city

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Caroni River
Caroni River ("Puerto Ordaz")
nearbyCity
Caroni River
confluenceNear
Ciudad Guayana ("Puerto Ordaz")
hasComponent
Orinoco River
passesNear

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