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Los Teques

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city in Venezuela

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Los Teques is a city in Venezuela that serves as the capital of the Miranda state. It is located in the UTC−04:00 time zone and has a population of 332,725. The city’s residents are referred to as tequense.

The municipality is situated at an elevation of 1,200 meters above sea level. Its local dialing code is 212, and the postal code is 1201. The official website for the area is guaicaipuro-miranda.gov.ve.

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Place details

Locality
Los Teques
Region
Miranda
Country
Venezuela
Population
252,242
Timezone
America/Caracas

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Air quality

38US AQIGood
PM2.5
13.2 µg/m³
PM10
14.3 µg/m³
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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

Instance of
big city
Demonym
tequense
Country
Venezuela
Located in
Miranda
Population
332725
Elevation
1200
Time zone
UTC−04:00
Capital of
Miranda
Image
Casco central de Los Teques.jpg
Dialing code
212
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Commons category
Los Teques
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Category:Los Teques
different from
Los Taques
postal code
1201
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Travel guide

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thumb|[[Sculpture in Los Teques]]

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Los Teques” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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