Metropolitan Region of Caracas
Appearance
Metropolitan Region of Caracas[1]
(Greater Caracas) Región Metropolitana de Caracas (Gran Caracas) | |
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![]() Caracas | |
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Largest Cities | Caracas Petare Baruta Los Teques Guarenas Guatire Ocumare del Tuy |
Area | |
• Metro | 4,715.1 km2 (1,820.5 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Population | |
• Metro | 5,297,026 |
• Metro density | 1,123.41/km2 (2,909.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4:30 (VST) |
Metropolitan Region of Caracas (MRC) or Greater Caracas (GC) (Spanish: Región Metropolitana de Caracas; RMC or Gran Caracas; GC) is the urban agglomeration comprising the Metropolitan District of Caracas and the adjacent 11 municipalities over Miranda and Vargas state in Venezuela. Thus, it does not constitute a single administrative unit. The conurbation spreads south, west, east and north of Caracas.[5] It has a population of 5,243,301.
Geography
[edit]Metropolitan divisions
[edit]The Metropolitan Region of Caracas consists of five distinct metropolitan divisions/conurbations, subdividing the region into five divisions.[6][7]
Metropolitan Divisions | 2011 Census Population |
Area (km2) |
Density (pop/km2) |
Major cities |
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Metropolitan District of Caracas | 2,946,955 | 777,1 km2 | 4212.9/km2 | Caracas |
Valles del Tuy Metropolitan Area | 754,081 | 1694 km2 | 445.14/km2 | Ocumare del Tuy, Charallave, Santa Teresa del Tuy, Cúa |
Guarenas-Guatire Metropolitan Area | 473,728 | 558 km2 | 848.97/km2 | Guatire, Guarenas |
Altos Mirandinos Metropolitan Area | 454,929 | 744 km2 | 611.46/km2 | Los Teques, San Antonio de Los Altos |
Litoral Varguense conurbation | 341,325 | 942 km2 | 362.34/km2 | La Guaira, Maiquetia, Catia La Mar, Caraballeda |
Metropolitan Region of Caracas (MRC) | 4,832,026 | 4715.1 km2 | 1,223.41/km2 |
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References
[edit]- ^ Vila, Marco Aurelio. Área Metropolitana de Caracas. Ediciones del Cuatricentenario de Caracas.
- ^ http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/normativa_electoral/elecciones/2013/municipales/circunscripciones/CabildoMetropolitano.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/normativa_electoral/elecciones/2013/municipales/circunscripciones/Vargas.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Barrios, Sonia (May 2001). "Áreas metropolitanas:¿qué ha cambiado?: La experiencia de la Caracas Metropolitana" [Metropolitan areas: what has changed? The experience of Metropolitan Caracas]. EURE (in Spanish). 27 (80). doi:10.4067/S0250-71612001008000004.
- ^ Lisio, Antonio De (2009). "La Metrópoli Caraqueña: Expansión Simplificadora O Articulación Diversificante" [The Caracas metropolis: simplifying expansion or diversifying articulation]. Terra. Nueva Etapa (in Spanish). XXV (38): 191–225.
- ^ Itriago, Rosangel Alvarez (2007). Redefinición del ámbito político-territorial de caracas: lo técnicamente deseable vs. Lo políticamente viable (PDF). XXVI Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología. Guadalajara: Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología.
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