San Carlos (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ ˈkaɾlos]) is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Cojedes. This city is also the municipal seat of the Ezequiel Zamora Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 83,957.[1]
San Carlos de Austria | |
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.jpg) Monument in Honor of the Indigenous People | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 San Carlos Municipality in Cojedes State | |
.svg)  San Carlos de Austria | |
| Coordinates: 09°39′0″N 68°35′0″W / 9.65000°N 68.58333°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Cojedes |
| Municipality | Ezequiel Zamora Municipality |
| Founded | April 27, 1678 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Jesús Betancourt Sanoja (MVR) |
| Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 83,957 |
| • Demonym | sancarleño |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VST) |
| Postal code | 2201 |
| Area code | 0258 |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | sancarlos-cojedes.gov.ve |
| The area and population figures are for the municipality | |
History
editFather Capuchino Fray Pedro de Berja founded the city of San Carlos de Austria on April 27, 1678.[2]
Demographics
editThe San Carlos Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 83,957 (up from 62,140 in 1990). This amounts to 33.2% of Cojedes's population.[1]
Government
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San Carlos is the shire town of the San Carlos Municipality in Cojedes. The mayor of the San Carlos Municipality is Pablo Rodríguez. The last municipal election was held in April 2013.
Sites of interest
editHistorical sites
edit- La Blanquera, a historical colonial-baroque style house founded by a wealthy family of Conquistadores in the 18th-century
- Catedral de San Carlos
- Iglesia Santo Domingo
- Iglesia San Juan Bautista
Squares and parks
edit- Plaza Bolívar
References
edit- ^ a b Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Alcaldías Digitales Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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