Libertador Municipality (Venezuelan Capital District)
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Libertador Municipio Bolivariano Libertador |
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| Libertador Bolivarian Municipality | |||
Caracas Cathedral
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 Capital District |
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 Libertador
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| Coordinates: 10°30′21″N 66°54′52″W / 10.50583°N 66.91444°WCoordinates: 10°30′21″N 66°54′52″W / 10.50583°N 66.91444°W | |||
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 Venezuela
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| State | Capital District | ||
| Founded | 25 July 1567 | ||
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| • Type | Mayor-council | ||
| • Mayor | Jorge Rodríguez (PSUV) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Metro | 433 km2 (167 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Municipality | 2,085,488 | ||
| • Density | 4,816.36/km2 (12,474.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | VET (UTC-04:00) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC-04:00) | ||
| Area code(s) | 212 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | VE-A | ||
| Website | Alcaldía Bolivariana de Libertador (Spanish) | ||
| The area and population figures are for the municipality. | |||
The Libertador Bolivarian Municipality (Spanish: Municipio Bolivariano Libertador) is the only administrative division of the Venezuelan Capital District and along with the municipalities of Baruta, Chacao, El Hatillo and Sucre forms the Metropolitan District of Caracas. It is also known as West Caracas, because its localization in the western portion of Caracas. It is landlocked by Vargas State and also borders Miranda State on the east and south. The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "", in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.
Libertador is one of the smallest municipalities in Venezuela, with a total area of 438 square kilometres (169 sq mi). It is the largest in terms of population, with approximately 2.1 million inhabitants.
In this municipality is home to the presidential palace, the federal legislative palace, the national electoral council, the main offices of PDVSA and CANTV, the Central Bank of Venezuela and the public ministry.
It was first established in 1901 under the name of Libertador Department; with the Department of Vargas (now Vargas Municipality, it formed the Federal District of Venezuela.
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