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Also known as Distrito Capital

federal district of Venezuela, containing the national capital city, Caracas

Key facts

Capital
Caracas
Head of government of the capital distri
Nahum Fernández ( PSUV )
Total
433 km (167 sq mi)
Density
8,140/km (21,100/sq mi)
Hdi 2019
0.757 , high · 1st
Website
https://www.gdc.gob.ve

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Wikidata facts

Area
1930
Elevation
1142
Official website
www.gdc.gob.ve
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Commons category
Distrito Capital (Venezuela)
inception
1999-00-00
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The Capital District (Spanish: Distrito Capital) is a federal district of Venezuela. It has an area of 433 km (167 sq mi) and there is only one administrative division (municipio), Libertador, which contains about half of Caracas, the Venezuelan capital city, which is also the seat of the three branches of the federal government of Venezuela. The population in 2004 was 2,073,768. The district borders the states of Vargas and Miranda.

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