Caracas
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Santiago de León de Caracas | |
Nicknames:
La Sucursal del Cielo
La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera La Odalisca del Ávila La Sultana del Ávila |
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Motto:
Seguid El Ejemplo Que Caracas Dio
. (Then Follow the Example that Caracas Gave.)
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Location in
Venezuela and South America
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Coordinates: 10°28′50″N 66°54′13″W / 10.48056°N 66.90361°W / 10.48056; -66.90361 | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Capital District |
Founded | 25 July 1567 |
Founded by | Diego de Losada |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Body | Government of the Capital District |
• Chief of Government | Jacqueline Faría |
Area | |
• Capital city | 433 km2 (167 sq mi) |
• Metro | 4,715.1 km2 (1,820.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
Population
(2022)
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• Capital city | 3,242,000 |
• Density | 7,060/km2 (18,285/sq mi) |
• Metro | 5,297,026 |
Demonyms | Caraquenian (Spanish: caraqueño (m), caraqueña (f)) |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (Venezuela Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | (Not Observed) |
Postal codes[1] |
1000–1090, 1209
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Area code | 212 |
ISO 3166 code | VE-A |
Website | www |
The area and population figures are the sum of the figures of the five municipalities (listed above) that make up the Distrito Metropolitano. |
Caracas
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Santiago de León de Caracas | |
Nicknames:
La Sucursal del Cielo
La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera La Odalisca del Ávila La Sultana del Ávila |
|
Motto:
Seguid El Ejemplo Que Caracas Dio
. (Then Follow the Example that Caracas Gave.)
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|
Location in
Venezuela and South America
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|
Coordinates: 10°28′50″N 66°54′13″W / 10.48056°N 66.90361°W / 10.48056; -66.90361 | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Capital District |
Founded | 25 July 1567 |
Founded by | Diego de Losada |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Body | Government of the Capital District |
• Chief of Government | Jacqueline Faría |
Area | |
• Capital city | 433 km2 (167 sq mi) |
• Metro | 4,715.1 km2 (1,820.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
Population
(2022)
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|
• Capital city | 3,242,000 |
• Density | 7,060/km2 (18,285/sq mi) |
• Metro | 5,297,026 |
Demonyms | Caraquenian (Spanish: caraqueño (m), caraqueña (f)) |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (Venezuela Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | (Not Observed) |
Postal codes[1] |
1000–1090, 1209
|
Area code | 212 |
ISO 3166 code | VE-A |
Website | www |
The area and population figures are the sum of the figures of the five municipalities (listed above) that make up the Distrito Metropolitano. |