The capital of Aragua state in north-central Venezuela, near the Caribbean coast and largely within Girardot Municipality, known within the country as "Ciudad Jardin," the Garden City. The 2011 census recorded a population of 955,362 for the city and its surrounding area.
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1. Wikipedia, Maracay
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History section, first paragraph
Officially established on March 5, 1701 by Bishop Diego de Banos y Sotomayor in the valleys of Tocopio and Tapatapa (what is known today as the central valley of Aragua) in northern Venezuela.
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