Los Teques

Los Teques (Spanish pronunciation: [los ˈtekes]) is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Miranda and the center of the Altos Mirandinos Metropolitan Area. Its population is 140,617 (2001).

Los Teques
City
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Los Teques
Los Teques City
Coordinates: 10°20′N 67°02′W
Country Venezuela
StateMiranda
Founded1777
Government
 • MayorFrancisco Garcés
 • Political partyUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela
Population
 (2018)
 • Total251,200
Time zoneUTC-4:00 (AST)
ClimateCwb
Websitehttp://guaicaipuro-miranda.gov.ve/

History
Bolívar Square in Los Teques
Guaicaipuro memorial in Los Teques
Pozo de Rosas in Los Teques

From 1772 onwards, the Spanish inhabitants of San Pedro de Los Altos began to relocate to a village that had only 99 inhabitants. Five years later, they founded their new settlement as Los Teques on 21 October 1777. The new town's name was derived from the Aractoeques Carabs, an indigenous tribe that once inhabited the area. On February 13, 1927, the capital of the Miranda State was moved to this city from Petare (before being in Petare, the capital of Miranda was in Ocumare del Tuy).

Geography

Temperature: Varies from 18 and 26 degrees Celsius (64.4 and 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit).

Transportation

On November 3, 2006, President Hugo Chávez inaugurated the Los Teques Metro. This metro system is connected to the Caracas Metro.


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