Greater Caracas Area
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Metropolitan Region of Caracas (Greater Caracas) Región Metropolitana de Caracas (Gran Caracas) |
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Caracas
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| Country |
 Venezuela
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| State |
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| Largest Cities |
Caracas Petare Baruta Los Teques Guarenas Guatire Ocumare del Tuy |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 4,715.1 km2 (1,820.5 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 5,297,026 |
| • Metro density | 1,123.41/km2 (2,909.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
Metropolitan Region of Caracas (MRC) or Greater Caracas (GC) (Spanish: Región Metropolitana de Caracas; RMC or Gran Caracas; GC) is the urban agglomeration comprising the Metropolitan District of Caracas and the adjacent 11 municipalities over Miranda and Vargas state in Venezuela. Thus, it does not constitute a single administrative unit. The conurbation spreads south, west, east and north of Caracas. It has a population of 5,243,301.
The Metropolitan Region of Caracas consists of five distinct metropolitan divisions/conurbations, subdividing the region into five divisions.
Satellite image of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas at night and its conurbations:
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