Chacao Municipality
| Municipio Chacao (Chacao Municipality) |
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San José de Chacao Church
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 Chacao in Miranda State |
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| Coordinates: 10°29′47″N 066°50′56″W / 10.49639°N 66.84889°W | |||
| Country | Venezuela | ||
| State | Miranda | ||
| Seat | N/A | ||
| Founded | September 27, 1769 | ||
| Incorporated | 1991 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Ramón Muchacho | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 64,629 | ||
| • Density | 5,385.8/km2 (13,949/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC-4:30) | ||
| Website | http://www.chacao.gov.ve/ | ||
Coordinates: 10°29′N 066°50′W / 10.483°N 66.833°W
Chacao is one of the five political and administrative subdivisions of the city of Caracas, Venezuela. The other four are Baruta, El Hatillo, Libertador and Sucre. This legal entity is known as the Caracas Metropolitan District. Chacao is also one of the 21 municipalities that make up the State of Miranda, Venezuela.
Chacao occupies the mid-eastern portion of the Caracas Valley, north of the Guaire River, bordering the other urban municipalities to the east, south and west, and the Avila National Park to the north.
Chacao is, along with Baruta and the Salias, one of the communities with least poverty in Venezuela with a poverty rate of only 4.67% according to the 2011 census. It is home to some of the city's major financial and commercial centers, such as the Center City Commercial Tamanaco (CCCT), Sambil Shopping Mall, Centro Lido, San Ignacio and soon El Recreo Mall La Castellana, as well as the branches of the majors local banks, and foreign institutions, stock exchanges, the most luxurious hotels in the city, and the mansions of recognized personalities in the political and economic sphere.
Many of the city's shopping malls are located within Chacao's borders. The township also controls the most transited pedestrian access to the Avila National Park (Sabas Nieves), a popular destination for caraqueños. Other attractions include a restaurant district in the neighborhoods of La Castellana, Altamira and Los Palos Grandes, a Center for Performing Arts (CELARG) and the Chacao Culture Center, a public space dedicated to concerts, art expositions and other cultural activities. Parque del Este, the biggest urban park in Caracas, although largely in neighboring Sucre territory, has one of its main entrances in Chacao, making it a popular recreational and exercise area for the inhabitants of Los Palos Grandes and other Chacao neighborhoods.
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