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Bolívar is derived from Simón Bolívar, one of the principal figures of the Latin American civil wars so called of independence; the Republic of Bolivia and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela are named after him, as are a number of other things, mainly in the Western Hemisphere.
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Places
Bolivia
Colombia
- Bolívar Department, Colombia
- Bolivar, Colombia, a municipality.
- Pico Simón Bolívar, together with the Pico Cristóbal Colón the highest point in Colombia (5,775 m)
Ecuador
Peru
- Bolívar Province, Peru
- Bolívar, Peru, a town in the La Libertad Region and capital of the province of the same name.
Spain
- La puebla de Bolívar or Bolíbar (Bolibar in modern Basque spelling) is a small village in Biscay, home of Simón Bolívar's ancestors, and origin of their surname. In the 1960s it was anexionated to the municipality of Marquina (today Markina-Xemein). A local movement asked for its separation and in 30 november 2004, Biscayne local government has approved its independence. Bolívar/Bolibar is to be the capital of the municipality of Ziortza-Bolibar.
United States
- Bolivar, Missouri (Polk County)
- Bolivar, New York (a town in Allegany County)
- Bolivar, New York (a village in Allegany County)
- Bolivar, Ohio (Tuscarawas County)
- Bolivar County, Mississippi
Venezuela
- Bolívar State
- Pico Bolívar, the highest point in Venezuela (5,007m)
- Cerro Bolívar, another peak in eastern Venezuela (802m)
- Ciudad Bolívar, a city in eastern Venezuela
Other uses
- Venezuelan bolívar, the national currency of Venezuela
- Bolivar (dog), a fictional character from the Disney cartoons.
- Bolivar Liqueur, a Canadian-made coffee liqueur.
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