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Los Teques is a city in Venezuela located in the northern part of the country, serving as the capital of Miranda State. It is an important urban center in the region with significant economic and administrative functions for the surrounding area.
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Place details
- Locality
- Los Teques
- Region
- Miranda
- Country
- Venezuela
- Population
- 252,242
- Timezone
- America/Caracas
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Venezuela
- State
- Miranda
- Municipality
- Guaicaipuro
- Mayor
- Farith Fraija Norwood
- Political party
- United Socialist Party of Venezuela
- Total
- 61 km (24 sq mi)
- Density
- 4,100/km (11,000/sq mi)
- Demonym s
- Tequense, tequeño or Los Altos Mirandinos (colloquialy)
- Time zone
- UTC−4 ( VET )
- Climate
- Cwb
- Website
- http://guaicaipuro-miranda.gov.ve/
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- tequense
- Population
- 332725
- Elevation
- 1200
- Official website
- guaicaipuro-miranda.gov.ve
- Image
- Casco central de Los Teques.jpg
- Dialing code
- 212
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- Commons category
- Los Teques
- P12749
- The Wedding Present
- postal code
- 1201
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Travel guide
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thumb|[[Sculpture in Los Teques]]
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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10°20′00″N 67°02′30″W / 10.33333°N 67.04167°W / 10.33333; -67.04167
Los Teques ( Spanish pronunciation: [los ˈtekes]) is the capital of the state of Miranda, and the municipality of Guaicaipuro in north-central Venezuela. The city is about 25 km southwest of Caracas, and 1,169 metres (3,835 ft) above mean sea level. It lies in the Cordillera de la Costa, on the banks of the Río San Pedro. According to the European Commission, Los Teques had a population of 159,532 in 2015. The city is part of the agglomeration known as Greater Caracas.
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