Petare

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10°29′N 66°49′W / 10.483°N 66.817°W / 10.483; -66.817

Dulce Nombre de Jesús de Petare
Historic center of Petare
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Dulce Nombre de Jesús de Petare
Coordinates: 10°29′N 66°49′W / 10.483°N 66.817°W / 10.483; -66.817
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Founded	February 17, 1621
Government
• Mayor	Carlos Ocariz
• Political party	Justice First
Elevation	900 m (3,000 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	369,000
Demonym	Petareño(a)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Postal code	1073
Website	alcaldiamunicipiosucre.gov.ve

Dulce Nombre de Jesús de Petare is a neighborhood in Miranda, Venezuela, and is part of the Metropolitan District of Caracas. It is located in the Sucre Municipality, one of the five divisions of Caracas. The city was founded in 1621 under the name of San Jose de Guanarito. It grew to become a part of the Greater Caracas area as the latter expanded in area and population. Petare had a population of 372,106 inhabitants and about 448,861 according to 2020 estimates.^[1] Petare is the biggest slum in Venezuela, and in South America.

The neighborhood is towards the eastern edge of Caracas, but has developed its own commercial core. Two universities are located in Petare: Universidad Santa María and Universidad Metropolitana. Poverty remains a major limitation to the city's development.