Metropolitan Region of Caracas

Metropolitan Region of Caracas^[1]
(Greater Caracas)

*Región Metropolitana de Caracas*
*(Gran Caracas)*
Metropolitan Region of Caracas; (Greater Caracas) Región Metropolitana de Caracas; (Gran Caracas)
	Caracas
Country	Venezuela
State	Caracas; Miranda; Vargas
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)

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.

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Metropolitan divisions

The Metropolitan Region of Caracas consists of five distinct metropolitan divisions/conurbations, subdividing the region into five divisions.^[6]^[7]

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Metropolitan Divisions	2011 Census Population	Area (km²)	Density (pop/km²)	Major cities
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

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[1]
Vila, Marco Aurelio. Área Metropolitana de Caracas. Ediciones del Cuatricentenario de Caracas.
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http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/normativa_electoral/elecciones/2013/municipales/circunscripciones/CabildoMetropolitano.pdf Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}
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"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/normativa_electoral/elecciones/2013/municipales/circunscripciones/Vargas.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
[5]
Barrios, Sonia (May 2001). "Áreas metropolitanas:¿qué ha cambiado?: La experiencia de la Caracas Metropolitana" [Metropolitan areas: what has changed? The experience of Metropolitan Caracas]. EURE (in Spanish). 27 (80). doi:10.4067/S0250-71612001008000004.
[6]
Lisio, Antonio De (2009). "La Metrópoli Caraqueña: Expansión Simplificadora O Articulación Diversificante" [The Caracas metropolis: simplifying expansion or diversifying articulation]. Terra. Nueva Etapa (in Spanish). XXV (38): 191–225.
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Itriago, Rosangel Alvarez (2007). Redefinición del ámbito político-territorial de caracas: lo técnicamente deseable vs. Lo políticamente viable (PDF). XXVI Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología. Guadalajara: Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología.

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[1] [1]
Vila, Marco Aurelio. Área Metropolitana de Caracas. Ediciones del Cuatricentenario de Caracas.

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http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/normativa_electoral/elecciones/2013/municipales/circunscripciones/CabildoMetropolitano.pdf Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[3] [3]
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] [4]
http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/normativa_electoral/elecciones/2013/municipales/circunscripciones/Vargas.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[5] [5]
Barrios, Sonia (May 2001). "Áreas metropolitanas:¿qué ha cambiado?: La experiencia de la Caracas Metropolitana" [Metropolitan areas: what has changed? The experience of Metropolitan Caracas]. EURE (in Spanish). 27 (80). doi:10.4067/S0250-71612001008000004.

[6] [6]
Lisio, Antonio De (2009). "La Metrópoli Caraqueña: Expansión Simplificadora O Articulación Diversificante" [The Caracas metropolis: simplifying expansion or diversifying articulation]. Terra. Nueva Etapa (in Spanish). XXV (38): 191–225.

[7] [7]
Itriago, Rosangel Alvarez (2007). Redefinición del ámbito político-territorial de caracas: lo técnicamente deseable vs. Lo políticamente viable (PDF). XXVI Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología. Guadalajara: Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología.

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