La Guaira
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Place details
- Locality
- La Guaira
- Region
- La Guaira
- Country
- Venezuela
- Population
- 25,259
- Timezone
- America/Caracas
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Venezuela
- State
- La Guaira
- Municipality
- Vargas
- Mayor
- José Manuel Suárez Maldonado ( PSUV )
- City
- 5.4 sq mi (14 km )
- Density
- 3,500/sq mi (1,400/km )
- Metro
- 270,792
- Time zone
- UTC−4 ( VET )
- Area code
- +58 212
- Demonym
- Guairno
- Climate
- BSh
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Inception
- 1589
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- capital city
- Country
- Venezuela
- Located in
- Vargas state
- Official language
- Spanish
- Population
- +275000
- Area
- +1497
- Elevation
- +4
- Time zone
- UTC−04:00
- Capital of
- Vargas Municipality
- Official website
- www.laguaira.gob.ve
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La Guaira ( Spanish: [la ˈɣwajɾa] ) is the capital city of the eponymous state of Venezuela (formerly named Vargas) and the country's main port, founded in 1577 as an outlet for nearby Caracas.