Caucagua Explained

Official Name:Caucagua
Pushpin Map:Venezuela
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name: Venezuela
Subdivision Name1:Miranda
Subdivision Name2:Acevedo Municipality
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:35,000
Timezone:VST
Coordinates:10.2822°N -66.3772°W
Elevation M:280
Population Blank1 Title:Demonym
Population Blank1:Caucagüeño/a
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1246
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Am

Caucagua is a Venezuelan city in the state of Miranda, and is the capital of the Acevedo Municipality.

The town of later Caucagua was founded as Valle de Araguata in about 1690. It was refounded with the name of Caucagua in 1752. Bishop Mariano Martí gave it the name Nuestra Señora del Valle de la Santa Cruz de Caucagua in 1784. The population in 1783 was 2,422. [1]

During the 2000 census, the population was estimated to be around 35,000. In comparison with neighboring towns, Caucagua enjoys a fairly strong economic activity thanks to its location at the crossroads between Caracas, the east of Venezuela, and the rest of the Miranda state. The city is also an agricultural nucleus, mainly due to its production of cacao in the bordering areas.

References

  1. Jose Marcial Ramos Guedez Historia del Estado Miranda, Ediciones de la Presidencia de la República, Caracas, Venezuela, 1980.