Litoral Varguense conurbation
Litoral Varguense conurbation[2] (Spanish: Conurbación del Litoral Varguense is a metropolitan area in Vargas, Venezuela, that includes 10 parishes, it is part of the Greater Caracas Area.[3] It has a population of 341,325 inhabitants.
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Largest Cities | Maiquetia Catia La Mar Carayaca Caraballeda La Guaira |
Area | |
• Metro | 942 km2 (364 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Metro | 341,325 |
• Metro density | 362.34/km2 (938.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4:30 (VST) |
Cities
The principal cities of the area are (2013):[1]
- Maiquetia (it holds the parishes of Maiquetia, Carlos Soublette and Urimare) (pop. 118,807)
- Catia La Mar (pop. 98,487)
- Carayaca (pop. 40,096)
- Caraballeda (pop. 29,982)
- La Guaira (pop. 20,228)
- Macuto (pop. 15,562)
- Naiguatá (pop. 14,516)
Parishes
The 10 parishes of the area are:
Municipality | Area (km2)[4] | Population 2013 [1] | Population density 2013 (/km2) |
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Caraballeda | 67 | 29,982 | 447,49 |
Carayaca | 475 | 40,096 | 84.41 |
Carlos Soublette | 7 | 41,964 | 5,994.8 |
Catia La Mar | 38 | 98,487 | 2,591.76 |
El Junko | 20 | 3,647 | 182,35 |
La Guaira | 14 | 20,228 | 1,444.85 |
Macuto | 32 | 15,562 | 486.31 |
Maiquetia | 22 | 34,049 | 1,547.68 |
Naiguatá | 241 | 14,516 | 60.23 |
Urimare | 26 | 42,794 | 1,645.92 |
Litoral Varguense conurbation | 942 | 341,325 | 362.34 |
Tourism
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Tourism is vital to economy of the conurbation.
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Skyline in Caraballeda.
Beaches
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References
- http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/normativa_electoral/elecciones/2013/municipales/circunscripciones/Vargas.pdf
- http://www.ildis.org.ve/website/administrador/uploads/DocumentoDesarrolloUrbanoVargasFM.pdf Desarrollo Urbano del Estado Vargas
- http://159.90.80.55/tesis/000150053.pdf
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/documentos/see/sintesisestadistica2011/estados/miranda/index.htm Sintesis Estadistica de Miranda: POBLACIÓN
External links
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- Sites of interest
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