caracas

Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Carac…
Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas. Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range. The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-meter-high mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants.
  • Country: Venezuela
  • State: Capital District
  • Founded: 25 July 1567
  • Founded by: Diego de Losada
  • Elevation: 900 m (3,000 ft)
  • Highest elevation: 1,400 m (4,600 ft)
  • Lowest elevation: 870 m (2,850 ft)

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