Venezuelan Capital District

Distrito Capital
Distrito Capital
Area	433 km²
Population	2,284,921 (2005) hab.
Capital	Caracas
Governor (mandate)	Juan Barreto 2004–2008

The Capital District (Spanish: Distrito Capital) of Venezuela is a federal district corresponding to the capital Caracas. Within the federal system it shares the same rank as the states of Venezuela. It has an area of 433 km² and there is only one administrative division (municipio), Libertador, which contains the City of Caracas. The population in 2004 was 2,073,768. The District borders on the states of Vargas and Miranda.

Formerly it had its own local government with a governor, but the constitutional reform of 1999 abolished the district government and created instead the Metropolitan District of Caracas, with jurisdiction over the territory of the District and also four adjacent municipios (Baruta, Chacao, el Hatillo and Sucre) in Miranda.

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Libertador (Caracas)

Capital District:	Caracas
States:	Amazonas \| Anzotegui \| Apure \| Aragua \| Barinas \| Bolvar \| Carabobo \| Cojedes \| Delta Amacuro \| Falcn \| Gurico \| Lara \| Mrida \| Miranda \| Monagas \| Nueva Esparta \| Portuguesa \| Sucre \| Tchira \| Trujillo \| Vargas \| Yaracuy \| Zulia
Federal dependencies:	Los Monjes Archipelago \| Las Aves Archipelago \| Isla Aves \| Los Hermanos Island \| Islas Los Frailes \| Los Roques Archipelago \| La Sola Island \| La Tortuga Island \| La Orchila \| La Blanquilla Island \| Los Testigos Island \| Isla de Patos

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Nickname: La Sultana del Avila (English:The Avilas' Sultan) La Sucursal del Cielo English: Heaven's branch (on earth)
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Juan Alejandro Barreto Cipriani (born 1959) is a politician in Venezuela. He has been mayor of Caracas since 2004, and belongs to the Movimiento Quinta República party (MVR).
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Gloria al Bravo Pueblo (Spanish)
"Glory to the Brave People"
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Federal districts are subdivisions of a federal system of government. Often, these districts are not one of the countries' component subdivisions, and should not be confused with them, but are rather separate entities
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capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of "capital") is the center of government.
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federalism is a political philosophy in which a group of members who are are bound together (Latin: foedus, covenant) with a governing representative head.
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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

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Libertador Municipalilty is one of Caracas' five subdivisions. It is located in the Venezuelan Capital District. Freddy Bernal has been its mayor since 2000.

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Official Libertador Municipality website

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city is an urban settlement with a particularly important status which differentiates it from a town.

City is primarily used to designate an urban settlement with a large population. However, city may also indicate a special administrative, legal, or historical status.
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Named after Venezuela's first non-military president and doctor José María Vargas, Estado Vargas is comprised of a coastal region close to the country's capital, and is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.
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Estado Miranda is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.

The state capital is Los Teques.

Miranda State covers a total surface area of 7 950 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 2,857,900.
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Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a state or province. The term is used to contrast with offices that stand naked nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or (where appropriate) federal government.
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Libertador Municipalilty is one of Caracas' five subdivisions. It is located in the Venezuelan Capital District. Freddy Bernal has been its mayor since 2000.

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Official Libertador Municipality website

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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

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Hugo Chvez
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Motto
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Anthem
Gloria al Bravo Pueblo (Spanish)
"Glory to the Brave People"
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Estado Amazonas is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.

The state capital is Puerto Ayacucho. The capital until the early 1900s was San Fernando de Atabapo.
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Estado Apure is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.

The state capital is San Fernando de Apure.
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Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and beautiful Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni. It has Venezuela's first national park which is called Henri Pittier.

The capital is Maracay.
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Estado Barinas is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.

The state capital is Barinas. Current President Hugo Chávez was born in this state. His father is the governor.
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