Caracas

Summary

Caracas is a city^[1]. Caracas ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,403 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Caracas is located in Libertador Municipality^[3].
• Caracas is in the country of Venezuela^[4].
• Caracas is on the body of water Guaire River^[5].
• Caracas's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Caracas's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Caracas's instance of is recorded as largest city^[8].
• Caracas's instance of is recorded as federal capital^[9].
• Caracas's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[10].
• Caracas's founder is recorded as Diego de Losada^[11].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Francisco^[12].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as Algiers^[13].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as Laayoune^[14].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as La Paz^[15].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as Managua^[16].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as Montevideo^[17].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Salvador^[18].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vigo^[19].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ecatepec de Morelos^[20].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santiago de Querétaro^[21].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as Melilla^[22].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aveiro^[23].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as Adeje^[24].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as Paita^[25].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mexico City^[26].
• Caracas's twinned administrative body is recorded as Minsk^[27].

Body

Geography

Caracas is in the country of Venezuela^[4]. Caracas is located in Libertador Municipality^[3]. Caracas is on the body of water Guaire River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1943901'}^[28] and {'amount': '+2245744'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], big city^[7], largest city^[8], federal capital^[9], and administrative territorial entity^[10].

History and Context

July 25, 1567 marks the founding of Caracas^[30].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Caracas include Simón Bolívar International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in Venezuela^[33] and Caracas-Óscar Machado Zuloaga airport^[34], an airport^[35], in Venezuela^[36].

Why It Matters

Caracas ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,403 views/month).^[2] Caracas has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Caracas is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Caracas include Simón Bolívar International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in Venezuela^[33] and Caracas-Óscar Machado Zuloaga airport^[34], an airport^[35], in Venezuela^[36].