Altos Mirandinos metropolitan area

Altos Mirandinos metropolitan area [2] or Los Teques metropolitan area [3] (Spanish: Area Metropolitana de Los Altos Mirandinos or Area Metropolitana de Los Teques) is a metropolitan area in Miranda, Venezuela, that includes 3 municipalities, it's part of the Greater Caracas area.[4] It has a population of 454,929 inhabitants.

Altos Mirandinos metropolitan area
(Los Teques metropolitan area)

Area Metropolitana de los Altos Mirandinos
Area Metropolitana de Los Teques
Los Teques downtown
Country Venezuela
State Miranda
Largest CitiesLos Teques
San Antonio de Los Altos
Carrizal
Area
  Metro
774 km2 (299 sq mi)
Population
  Metro
454,929
  Metro density611.46/km2 (1,583.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4:30 (VST)

Cities

The principal cities of the area are (2013):[1]

  1. Los Teques (pop. 251,872)
  2. San Antonio de Los Altos (pop. 83,866)
  3. Carrizal (pop. 58,561)
  4. Paracotos (pop. 18,598)
  5. San José de Los Altos (pop. 16,489)
  6. San Pedro (pop. 13,170)

Municipalities

The 3 municipalities of the area are:

Municipality Area (km²)[5] Population 2013 [1] Population density 2013 (/km²)
Guaicaipuro 661 312,502 472.77
Los Salias 51 83,866 1,644.43
Carrizal 32 58,561 1,830.03
Altos Mirandinos metropolitan area 744 454,929 611.46

Transportation

Metro

The Los Teques Metro is the most important public transportation in the area with an operating line that runs for 9.5 kilometers. The system connects the city of Los Teques with the capital of Caracas.

Timeline of line extensions

LineStationStationLengthStatus
1 Las Adjuntas Ayacucho -.- km opened, on October 7, 2015 [6]
Las Adjuntas Alí Primera 9.5 km In everyday service
2 Alí Primera Guaicaipuro 0.7 km opened on December 11, 2012 [6]
Guaicaipuro Independencia 1.0 km opened on December 1, 2013 [6]
Independencia Los Cerritos 1.7 km opened on December 1, 2013 [6]
Los Cerritos Carrizal 1.7 km under construction, for service TBA
Carrizal La Carbonera -.- km under construction, for service TBA
Carrizal Las Minas 4.3 km under construction, for service TBA
Las Minas San Antonio 2.5 km under construction, for service TBA
3 San Antonio La Morita 1.5 km planning
La Morita San Diego 1.6 km planning
San Diego Potrerito 4.9 km planning
Potrerito La Mariposa 3.0 km planning
La Mariposa La Rinconada 7.5 km planning
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See also

  • Greater Caracas
  • List of metropolitan areas of Venezuela

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-06-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.noticias24.com/venezuela/noticia/237426/presentan-plan-especial-de-abastecimiento-de-agua-para-caracas-y-altos-mirandinos/ Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine "Area Metropolitana de Los Altos Mirandinos"
  3. http://www.miranda.gov.ve/images/sala_prensa/capitulo4%20parte1.pdf Archived 2014-10-15 at the Wayback Machine "... El objetivo de focalizar el “Área Metropolitana de Los Teques” es reducir la dependencia de Caracas, para así disminuir los viajes y traslados. "
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Conurbación Altos Mirandinos: tiene como ciudad principal Los Teques, quien como ya se señaló es la capital del estado Bolivariano de Miranda y por ende de todas las funciones administrativas. Constituye conPlan estadal de Ordenación del Territorio Carrizal y San Antonio de Los Altos una conurbación funcional y físicamente integrada, que dificulta la lectura de los límites municipales; que a su vez conforman microsistemas donde se localizan los poblados de San Pedro y El Jarillo con potencial agro turístico, así como las poblaciones de San Diego de Los Altos y San José de los Altos.
  5. http://www.ine.gob.ve/documentos/see/sintesisestadistica2011/estados/miranda/index.htm Sintesis Estadistica de Miranda: POBLACIÓN
  6. "Metro Los Teques: 9 años conectando a Los Altos Mirandinos con Caracas | Correo del Orinoco". www.correodelorinoco.gob.ve. Retrieved 2016-04-01.


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