Country Venezuela
State Venezuelan Capital District
Miranda
Municipality Libertador
Founded 25 July 1567
Founder Diego de Losada
Metropolitan Municipalities: Libertador, Chacao, Baruta, Sucre, El Hatillo
Government
- Type Mayor-council
- Body Alcaldía Metropolitana de Caracas
- Mayor Antonio Ledezma (ABP)
Area
- Metro 1,930 km2 (745.2 sq mi)
Elevation 900 m (2,953 ft)
Population (2009)[1]
- Density 1,431.5/km2 (3,707.6/sq mi)
- Metro 5,196,514
Demonym caraqueño (m), caraqueña (f)
Time zone VST (UTC-04:30)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC-04:30)
Postal coded 1010-A
Area code 212
ISO 3166 code VE-A
Rate and comment
