San Diego | |
Settlement Type: | Shire Town |
Pushpin Map: | Venezuela |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Venezuela |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Carabobo |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | San Diego Municipality |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 7 November 1781 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 275 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Metro: | 187,215 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | VET |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 10.254°N -68.0109°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Aw |
San Diego is a town, capital of San Diego Municipality.It is located to the North of Valencia Lake in Carabobo State, Venezuela.
The town was the centre of an agricultural region. It has grown very fast in recent years. Many of the areas previously used for agriculture have been taken over by further urbanizations. Now the service industry has overtaken agriculture as main source of income.
The total population of the municipality according to the 2011 census is around 93,257 inhabitants.[1]
It is located in the northwest of Valencia City, in lands of sedentary, diluvial origin, it belongs to Valencia Lake basin, perfect for the development of agricultural activities. The San Diego River, coming from the Northern mountains, runs through the town in its way to the Valencia Lake.[2]