city, central Anzotegui estado (state), northeastern Venezuela, situated in the highlands east of the Barcelona gap. The city is a commercial centre in the Oficina oil fields. Oil is piped 100 miles (160 km) north-northeastward to Puerto La Cruz, which produces some of Venezuela's domestically refined oil. El Tigre is also a transportation hub on the road linking Puerto La Cruz and Barcelona with Ciudad Bolvar, and it is the terminus of the highway running eastward along the southern flanks of the Andes from San Cristbal, near the Colombian border. Pop. (1990 est.) 89,249.
EL TIGRE
Meaning of EL TIGRE in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012