Michelena

Michelena
Michelena from Los Guamos
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Corazón del Táchira
Michelena
Coordinates: 7°58′N 72°14′W
Country	Venezuela
State	Táchira
Municipality	Michelena Municipality
Founded	4 March 1849
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Postal code	5037
Area code	0277
Climate	Aw
Website	Municipal website

Michelena is a town in Táchira state, Venezuela. It was founded in 1849 by José Amando Pérez. It has a population of 22.500.

Notable people

• Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as Carlos the Jackal, currently serving life sentence in France for killing three people, was born here.
• Marcos Pérez Jiménez, a former president of Venezuela, was born there.