Metropolitan Region of Caracas[1]
(Greater Caracas) Región Metropolitana de Caracas (Gran Caracas) | |
|---|---|
 Caracas | |
 | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State |  Caracas Miranda Vargas
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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.
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: 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.