Los Teques

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Coordinates: 10°20′N 67°02′W / 10.333°N 67.033°W / 10.333; -67.033

Los Teques
City
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Los Teques Los Teques City
Coordinates: 10°20′N 67°02′W / 10.333°N 67.033°W / 10.333; -67.033
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Founded	1777
Government
• Mayor	Francisco Garcés
• Political party	United Socialist Party of Venezuela
Population  (2018)
• Total	251,200
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Climate	Cwb
Website	http://guaicaipuro-miranda.gov.ve/[permanent dead link]

Los Teques (Spanish pronunciation: [los ˈtekes]) is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Miranda^[1] and the center of the Altos Mirandinos Metropolitan Area.^[2] Its population is 140,617 (2001).

History[]

Bolívar Square in Los Teques

Guaicaipuro memorial in Los Teques

Pozo de Rosas in Los Teques

From 1772 onwards, the Spanish inhabitants of San Pedro de Los Altos began to relocate to a village that had only 99 inhabitants. Five years later, they founded their new settlement as Los Teques on 21 October 1777. The new town's name was derived from the Aractoeques Carabs, an indigenous tribe that once inhabited the area. On February 13, 1927, the capital of the Miranda State was moved to this city from Petare (before being in Petare, the capital of Miranda was in Ocumare del Tuy).^[3]

Geography[]

Temperature: Varies from 18 and 26 degrees Celsius (64.4 and 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit).^[4]

Transportation[]

On November 3, 2006, President Hugo Chávez inaugurated the Los Teques Metro. This metro system is connected to the Caracas Metro system.^[5]

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