| Baruta Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Municipio Baruta |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Flag Size: | 100px |
| Seal Size: | 100px |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map: | Venezuela |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of Baruta Municipality within Venezuela |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Venezuela |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Miranda |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Darwin González |
| Population Total: | 362371 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | August 19, 1620 |
| Established Title1: | Established |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | January 4, 1990 |
| Timezone: | VET |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
| Area Code: | 0234 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Footnotes: | See main article: other. |
Baruta (pop. 317,288) is a municipality within the Metropolitan District of Caracas in Venezuela.
Baruta is located geographically in the South-East section of the city. Its western limit is the Los Chaguaramos neighborhood (which belongs to the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality) and limits to the east with the Colinas de Los Ruices neighborhood, in the Sucre Municipality. To the North, it borders with the Francisco Fajardo Highway and to the Southeast with the El Hatillo Municipality and to the Southwest with the Hoyo de la Puerta neighborhood (Libertador Municipality).
The main economic activity in Baruta is non-manufacturing business in the many office buildings within the Municipality. For example, the Procter & Gamble Latin American Headquarters are located there. Commerce is also a great source of revenue for the Baruteños, as some of the most attractive night spots in the Greater Caracas are located in Las Mercedes district. Moreover, "Las Mercedes" hosts a number of small businesses, shopping malls, and restaurants that make the area commercially rich.The Baruta Zip Code is 1080 and the Area Code is 212, the same as the Greater Caracas area.
Parishes
Although some of the political functions overlap with the Greater Caracas Municipality, Baruta has its own Mayor, Darwin Gonzalez.
The local government has its own police force, among other responsibilities. The City Hall is currently located in the old Baruta town.
| Period | Mayor | Political Party | % of votes | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-1992 | Gloria Lizarraga de Capriles | First Mayor | |||
| 1992-1995 | Ángel Enrique Zambrano | ||||
| 1995-2000 | |||||
| 2000-2004 | 62,99 | ||||
| 2004-2008 | 78,83[1] | Re elected | |||
| 2008-2013 | Gerardo Blyde | 83,07[2] | |||
| 2013-2017 | Gerardo Blyde | 79,81 | Re elected | ||
| 2017-2021 | Darwin González | 49,73 |
In the Municipality diverse cultural manifestations are developed, some associates to popular celebrations, like:
founded in 2001 in the Paseo Las Mercedes Shopping Center, it houses theaters, cinema, bookstore and the TAC art gallery, as well as a variety of shops.
named in homage to the Venezuelan tenor of the same name. Since its remodeling in 2007, this space has become a venue for concerts, exhibitions, book fairs and cultural, political and sporting events.
experimental theater room founded in 2014, as part of the stage space management project of the Contrajuego Theater Group, directed by Orlando Arocha. The room is part of the Concha Acústica de Bello Monte Cultural Complex, or José Ángel Lamas Acoustic Shell.