Los Teques

Los Teques
City
Los Teques Buildings, Bolívar Square, Paseo Lamas, Street in Los Teques, Los Teques Cathedral, Pozo de Rosas, Central hull and Shepherds of the Child Jesus of the Teques
Flag of Los Teques
Location of Los Teques
Los Teques is located in Venezuela
Los Teques
Los Teques
Location of Los Teques in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°20′N 67°02′W / 10.333°N 67.033°W / 10.333; -67.033
Country Venezuela
StateMiranda
Founded1777
Government
 • MayorFrancisco Garcés
 • Political partyUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela
Population
 (2020)
 • Total252,242
Demonym(s)Tequense, tequeño[1][2] or Los Altos Mirandinos (colloquialy)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
ClimateCwb
Websitehttp://guaicaipuro-miranda.gov.ve/[permanent dead link]

10°20′00″N 67°02′30″W / 10.33333°N 67.04167°W / 10.33333; -67.04167

Los Teques (Spanish pronunciation: [los ˈtekes]) is the capital of the state of Miranda, and the municipality of Guaicaipuro in north-central Venezuela. The city is about 25 km southwest of Caracas, and 1,169 metres (3,835 ft) above mean sea level. It lies in the Cordillera de la Costa, on the banks of the Río San Pedro.[3] According to the European Commission, Los Teques had a population of 159,532 in 2015.[4][5] The city is part of the agglomeration known as Greater Caracas.

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  4. ^ "Los Teques - Population Trends and Demographics - CityFacts". Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Global Human Settlement - Datasets - European Commission". ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.