Capital District (Venezuela)

Federal district of Venezuela

Place

Capital District

Flag

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Coordinates: 10°28′23″N 66°59′44″W﻿ / ﻿10.473056°N 66.995556°W﻿ / 10.473056; -66.995556
Capital| Caracas
Government

• Head of Government of the Capital District| Nahum Fernández (PSUV)
Area

• Total

| 433 km2 (167 sq mi)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 3,523,959
• Density| 8,100/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
HDI (2019)| 0.757[1]
high · 1st
Website| https://www.gdc.gob.ve

The Capital District (Spanish: Distrito Capital) is a federal district of Venezuela. It has an area of 433 km2 (167 sq mi) and there is only one administrative division (municipio), Libertador, which contains about half of Caracas, the Venezuelan capital city, which is also the seat of the three branches of the federal government of Venezuela. The population in 2004 was 2,073,768. The district borders the states of Vargas and Miranda.

## Government

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Main article: Head of the Government of the Distrito Capital

Formerly it had its own local government with a governor, but the constitutional reform of 1999 abolished the district government and created instead the Metropolitan District of Caracas, with jurisdiction over the territory of the District and also four adjacent municipios (Baruta, Chacao, el Hatillo and Sucre) in Miranda which all together form the city.

On 13 April 2009, the National Assembly passed a law creating the figure of a head of government for the district which would be designated by the President.[2] On 14 April 2009, Jacqueline Faría became the first Head of Government of the Capital District.[3] During the 2017 Venezuelan protests, General Antonio José Benavides Torres of the National Guard was appointed to be the Head of Government of the Capital District by disputed President Maduro.[4]

## Municipality

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* Libertador (Caracas)

## Demographics

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### Race and ethnicity

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According to the 2011 Census, the racial composition of the population was:[5]

Racial composition | Population | %

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White | 1,079,892 | 51.2
Mestizo | — | 44.3
Black | 69,602 | 3.3
Other races | — | 1.2

## See also

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* States of Venezuela

## References

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1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
2. ^ Official Gazette, 14 April 2009, (in Spanish) Official announcement[permanent dead link]
3. ^ "The World of Supernatural Beings - Alternative Belief News". June 2015.
4. ^ "Himno Nacional, Alma Llanera y sana PAZ sin órganos de represión: Marcha nocturna honró a los caídos en sede OEA". La Patilla (in European Spanish). 21 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
5. ^ "Resultado Básico del XIV Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2011 (Mayo 2014)" (PDF). Ine.gov.ve. p. 29. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

## External links

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Media related to Distrito Capital (Venezuela) at Wikimedia Commons

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Administrative divisions of Venezuela

Capital District|

* Caracas

States|

* Amazonas
* Anzoátegui
* Apure
* Aragua
* Barinas
* Bolívar
* Carabobo
* Cojedes
* Delta Amacuro
* Falcón
* Guárico
* La Guaira
* Lara
* Mérida
* Miranda
* Monagas
* Nueva Esparta
* Portuguesa
* Sucre
* Táchira
* Trujillo
* Yaracuy
* Zulia

Federal Dependencies|

* Los Monjes Archipelago
* Las Aves Archipelago
* Aves Island
* Los Hermanos Archipelago
* Los Frailes Archipelago
* Los Roques Archipelago
* La Sola Island
* La Tortuga Island
* La Orchila Island
* La Blanquilla Island
* Los Testigos Islands
* Patos Island
* Francisco de Miranda Insular Territory [es]

Regions|

* Andean
* Capital
* Central
* Central-Western
* Eastern
* Guayana
* Insular
* Llanos
* Zulian

Disputed state|

* Guayana Esequiba1

Related topics|

* Federal Territories
* Amazonas Federal Territory (1864–1992)
* Delta Amacuro Federal Territory (1884–1991)

1 Claimed by Venezuela but administered by Guyana.

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Capital districts and territories

Capital districts and territories|

* Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)
* Federal District (Brazil)
* Buenos Aires (Argentina)
* Australian Capital Territory (Australia)
* Capital District (Venezuela)
* Islamabad Capital Territory (Pakistan)
* Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
* National Capital Territory (India)
* Mexico City (Mexico)
* Washington, D.C. (United States)

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Authorities of Caracas

City-wide authority|

* Government of the Capital District (Head: Carolina Cestari)

Municipalities|

* Baruta (Mayor: Darwin González)
* Chacao (Mayor: Gustavo Duque)
* El Hatillo (Mayor: Elías Sayegh)
* Libertador (Mayor: Erika Farías)
* Sucre (Mayor: José Vicente Rangel Ávalos)

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Caracas Divisions

Northwest|

* Catia
* 23 de Enero
* Propatria
* Lomas de Urdaneta
* Casalta
* El Atlántico
* Caño Amarillo
* Los Magallanes de Catia
* Alta Vista
* Ruperto Lugo
* Lídice
* Gramoven
* Manicomio

Flag of Caracas

Center|

* El Silencio
* Capitolio
* La Hoyada
* Altagracia
* La Pastora
* Cotiza
* Quinta Crespo
* Guaicaipuro
* La Candelaria
* San Bernardino

Southwest|

* Artigas
* Vista Alegre
* Bella Vista
* Colinas de Vista Alegre
* La Yaguara
* Zona Industrial de La Yaguara
* El Algodonal
* Carapa
* Antímano
* Washington
* Las Fuentes
* El Paraíso
* El Pinar
* La Paz
* El Paraíso
* Montalbán
* Juan Pablo II
* La Vega
* Las Adjuntas
* Caricuao
* Mamera

Centereastern|

* El Conde
* Parque Central
* San Agustín del Sur
* San Agustín del Norte
* Simón Rodríguez
* Maripérez
* La Colina
* Las Palmas
* Las Lomas
* San Rafael
* Los Caobos
* Quebrada Honda
* San Bernardino

South|

* Cementerio
* Los Carmenes
* Los Castaños
* Prado de Maria
* La Bandera
* Las Acacias
* Colinas de las Acacias
* Los Rosales
* Valle Abajo
* Los Chaguaramos
* Ciudad Universitaria
* Santa Mónica
* Colinas de Santa Mónica
* Colinas de Bello Monte
* Cumbres de Curumo
* El Valle
* Los Jardines de El Valle
* Coche
* Delgado Chalbaud
* La Rinconada

Eastern|

* La Campiña
* La Florida
* Alta Florida
* Chapellín
* Los Cedros
* El Bosque
* Chacaíto
* Sabana Grande
* Bello Monte
* Country Club
* El Pedregal
* San Marino
* Campo Alegre
* Chacao
* Bello Campo
* El Rosal
* El Retiro
* Las Mercedes
* Tamanaco
* Chuao
* Altamira
* Los Palos Grandes
* La Castellana
* La Floresta
* Santa Eduvigis
* Sebucán
* La Carlota
* Santa Cecilia
* Campo Claro
* Los Ruices
* Montecristo
* Los Chorros
* Los Dos Caminos
* Boleíta
* Los Cortijos
* La California
* Horizonte
* El Marqués
* La Urbina
* Terrazas del Ávila
* Lomas del Ávila
* El Llanito
* Macaracuay
* La Guairita
* Caurimare
* El Cafetal
* San Román
* Santa Rosa
* San Luis
* Santa Sofía
* Santa Paula
* Santa Inés
* Los Pomelos
* Palo Verde
* Petare

Southeastern|

* Valle Arriba
* Santa Fe
* Los Campitos
* Prados del Este
* Alto Prado
* Manzanares
* El Peñón
* Baruta
* Piedra Azul
* La Trinidad
* La Tahona
* Monterrey
* Las Minas
* Los Samanes
* Cerro Verde
* Los Naranjos
* La Boyera
* Alto Hatillo
* El Hatillo
* Los Geranios
* La Lagunita
* El Placer
* El Guayabao
* El Volcán
* La Unión
* Sartanejas

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

Other|

* Yale LUX

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