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Caracas

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Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas. It lies in a valley of the Venezuelan Central Range along the Guaire River. Founded by Diego de Losada on 25 July 1567, it had a city-proper population of 3,242,000 as of 2022. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
3,242,000 1
2022 figure, from Caracas's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
433 1
Founding Year
1567 1
25 July 1567 is the date Caracas's own Wikipedia infobox gives for its founding by Diego de Losada.
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
900 1
Latitude
10.50611 degrees north 1
Longitude
66.91444 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-04:00 2
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Venezuela, Countries

Caracas is the capital of Venezuela.

Source Caracas (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Venezuela, Countries

Caracas is the capital of Venezuela.

Source Caracas (Wikipedia)
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Pan de jamón

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Source Pan de jamón (source article)Historia
Quote, Historia
de la ciudad de Caracas en diciembre de 1905
Simón Bolívar

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Agencia Venezolana de Noticias

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Source Wikipedia: Agencia Venezolana de Noticiastier 2
Empresas Polar

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Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF)

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Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Venezuela)

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Source Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Venezuela) (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Caracas
Sources
1. Caracas (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    3,242,000
  • Infobox, area
    • Capital city 433 km2 (167 sq mi)
  • Article text
    The altitude varies between 870 and 1,043 meters (2,854 and 3,422 ft) above sea level; the historic center lies at about 900 meters (3,000 feet) above sea level.
  • Infobox, coordinates
    10°30′22″N 66°54′52″W
  • Article text
    Moving eastward from Coro, groups of Spanish settlers founded inland towns including Barquisimeto and Valencia, before reaching the Caracas valley. On 25 July 1567, Captain Diego de Losada laid the foundations of the city of Santiago de León de Caracas.
  • Lead section
    Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas).
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Caracas - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3646738
    10.48801 -66.87919 P PPLC VE 25 0101 3000000 887 America/Caracas
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 887 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 10.75, -66.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 10.75, -66.75
10.75 -66.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Caracas
Wikidata Q1533, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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