Metropolitan Region of Caracas
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.
Metropolitan Region of Caracas[1] (Greater Caracas) Región Metropolitana de Caracas (Gran Caracas) | |
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Caracas | |
Country | |
State | |
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) |
Geography
Metropolitan divisions
The Metropolitan Region of Caracas consists of five distinct metropolitan divisions/conurbations, subdividing the region into five divisions.[6][7][8]
Metropolitan Divisions | 2011 Census Population |
Area (km²) |
Density (pop/km²) |
Major cities |
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Metropolitan District of Caracas | 2,946,955 | 777,1 km² | 4212.9/km² | Caracas |
Valles del Tuy Metropolitan Area | 754,081 | 1694 km² | 445.14/km² | Ocumare del Tuy, Charallave, Santa Teresa del Tuy, Cúa |
Guarenas-Guatire Metropolitan Area | 473,728 | 558 km² | 848.97/km² | Guatire, Guarenas |
Altos Mirandinos Metropolitan Area | 454,929 | 744 km² | 611.46/km² | Los Teques, San Antonio de Los Altos |
Litoral Varguense conurbation | 341,325 | 942 km² | 362.34/km² | La Guaira, Maiquetia, Catia La Mar, Caraballeda |
Metropolitan Region of Caracas (MRC) | 4,832,026 | 4715.1 km² | 1,223.41/km² |
Satellite image of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas at night and its conurbations:
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References
- 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
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-06-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/normativa_electoral/elecciones/2013/municipales/circunscripciones/Vargas.pdf
- http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?pid=s0250-71612001008000004&script=sci_arttext#3 "Áreas metropolitanas: ¿qué ha cambiado? La experiencia de la Caracas Metropolitana"
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2014-10-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Caracas metropolitan expansion or simplistic diversifying articulation"
- DE LISIO, Antonio (1999). La metrópoli caraqueña: expansión simplificadora o articulación diversificante. Universidad Central de Venezuela. pp. 191–226. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ALVAREZ, Rosangel. "Actualmente el área metropolitana de Caracas abarca el Valle Mayor de la Capital. Su área estaría comprendida por asentamientos dentro del área de influencia de la capital: Los Teques, Carrizal, San Antonio y demás poblados situados en los Altos Mirandinos, al suroeste; en los Valles del Tuy Medio, al sur; en los valles de Guarenas y Guatire, al este; y en el Litoral Central, al norte; así como en el Junquito y el Junko, al oeste (Fundación PECM, 1999: 33)" (PDF). CONHISREMI. Revista Universitaria de Investigación y Diálogo Académico. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
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