Caipital Destrict (Venezuela)
| Caipital Destrict | |
|---|---|
 |
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| Caipital | Caracas |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 433 km2 (167.2 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (2009)[1] | |
| - Tot | 2,097,400 |
The Caipital Destrict (Spainyie:Distrito Capital) o Venezuela is a federal destrict correspondin tae the caipital Caracas. It haes an aurie o 433 km² an there is ae ane admeenistrative diveesion (municipio), Libertador, which contains the Ceety o Caracas. It is the seat o the federal govrenment an the heid o the public pouers.
The population in 2004 wis 2,073,768. The destrict borders on the states o Vargas an Miranda.
Lang Syne it haed its awn local govrenment wi a govrenor, but the constitutional reform o 1999 abolisht the destrict govrenment an creatit instead the Metropolitan Destrict o Caracas, wi jurisdiction ower the territory o the destrict an an' a' fower adjacent municipios (Baruta, Chacao, el Hatillo an Sucre) in Miranda.
On 13 Aprile 2009, the National Assembly passed a law creatin the figure o a heid o govrenment for the destrict which woud be designatit bi the Preses.[2] On 14 Aprile 2009, Jacqueline Faria wis named Heid o Government o the Caipital District [3]
Municipality [edit]
References [edit]
- ↑ Venezuela: Federal States, Major Cities & Localities. City Population. Retrieved on 24 Februar 2010. .
- ↑ Official Gazette, 14 April 2009, (Spainyie) Official announcement
- ↑ http://www.abn.info.ve/noticia.php?articulo=177609&lee=10
