Metropolitan Region of Caracas explained

Metropolitan Region of Caracas^[1] (Greater Caracas)
Native Name:	Región Metropolitana de Caracas (Gran Caracas)
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	----
Subdivision Type3:	Largest Cities
Subdivision Name3:	Caracas Petare Baruta Los Teques Guarenas Guatire Ocumare del Tuy
Population Metro:	5,297,026
Area Metro Km2:	4715.1
Population Footnotes:	^[2] ^[3] ^[4]
Population Density Metro Km2:	1,123.41
Timezone:	VST
Utc Offset:	-4:30
Elevation Max M:	2200
Elevation Min M:	25
Mapsize:	280px

Metropolitan Region of Caracas (MRC) or Greater Caracas (GC) (Spanish; Castilian: 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.

Geography

Metropolitan divisions

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

valign=bottom	Metropolitan Divisions	valign=bottom	2011 Census Population	valign=bottom	Area (km^2)	valign=bottom	Density (pop/km^2)	valign=bottom	Major cities
Metropolitan District of Caracas	align=center	2,946,955	align=center	777,1 km^2	align=center	4212.9/km^2	align=center	Caracas
Valles del Tuy Metropolitan Area	align=center	754,081	1694 km^2	align=center	445.14/km^2	Ocumare del Tuy, Charallave, Santa Teresa del Tuy, Cúa
Guarenas-Guatire Metropolitan Area	align=center	473,728	558 km^2	align=center	848.97/km^2	Guatire, Guarenas
Altos Mirandinos Metropolitan Area	align=center	454,929	744 km^2	align=center	611.46/km^2	Los Teques, San Antonio de Los Altos
Litoral Varguense conurbation	align=center	341,325	942 km^2	align=center	362.34/km^2	La Guaira, Maiquetia, Catia La Mar, Caraballeda
Metropolitan Region of Caracas (MRC)	4,832,026	4715.1 km^2	1,223.41/km^2

External links

• Alcaldía Mayor Metropolitana
• Estado Miranda
• Estado Vargas

Notes and References

1. Book: Vila. Marco Aurelio. Área Metropolitana de Caracas. Ediciones del Cuatricentenario de Caracas..
2. http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/normativa_electoral/elecciones/2013/municipales/circunscripciones/CabildoMetropolitano.pdf
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-06-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205212/http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/normativa_electoral/elecciones/2013/municipales/circunscripciones/Miranda.pdf . 2015-09-23 .
4. http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/normativa_electoral/elecciones/2013/municipales/circunscripciones/Vargas.pdf
5. Barrios . Sonia . Áreas metropolitanas:¿qué ha cambiado?: La experiencia de la Caracas Metropolitana . Metropolitan areas: what has changed? The experience of Metropolitan Caracas . Spanish . EURE . May 2001 . 27 . 80 . 10.4067/S0250-71612001008000004 . free .
6. Lisio . Antonio De . La Metrópoli Caraqueña: Expansión Simplificadora O Articulación Diversificante . The Caracas metropolis: simplifying expansion or diversifying articulation . Spanish . Terra. Nueva Etapa . 2009 . XXV . 38 . 191–225 .
7. Rosangel Alvarez . Itriago . Redefinición del ámbito político-territorial de caracas: lo técnicamente deseable vs. Lo políticamente viable . XXVI Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología . Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología . Guadalajara . 2007 .