Los Teques

Los Teques
Los Teques
	City
	Flag
	Los Teques Los Teques City
	Coordinates: 10°20′N 67°02′W
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Founded	1777
Government
• Mayor	Francisco Garcés
• Political party	United Socialist Party of Venezuela
Population (2018)
• Total	251,200
Time zone	UTC-4:00 (AST)
Climate	Cwb
Website	http://guaicaipuro-miranda.gov.ve/

Los Teques (Spanish pronunciation: [los ˈtekes]) is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Miranda and the center of the Altos Mirandinos Metropolitan Area. Its population is 140,617 (2001).

History

Bolívar Square in Los Teques

Guaicaipuro memorial in Los Teques

Pozo de Rosas in Los Teques

From 1772 onwards, the Spanish inhabitants of San Pedro de Los Altos began to relocate to a village that had only 99 inhabitants. Five years later, they founded their new settlement as Los Teques on 21 October 1777. The new town's name was derived from the Aractoeques Carabs, an indigenous tribe that once inhabited the area. On February 13, 1927, the capital of the Miranda State was moved to this city from Petare (before being in Petare, the capital of Miranda was in Ocumare del Tuy).

Geography

Temperature: Varies from 18 and 26 degrees Celsius (64.4 and 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit).

Transportation

On November 3, 2006, President Hugo Chávez inaugurated the Los Teques Metro. This metro system is connected to the Caracas Metro.

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