Charallave is a city in the state of
Miranda,
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
, and part of Miranda's
Valles del Tuy
The Valles del Tuy (Tuy Valleys) is a region of Venezuela, covering several municipalities in the north-central Miranda State. It is in the area around the Tuy River
The Tuy River is a river of northern Venezuela, in the Valles del Tuy (Tuy Vall ...
region. It is the capital of
Cristóbal Rojas Municipality
Cristóbal Rojas is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 96 ...
. The name derives from the local ''Charavares'' indigenous people found at the time the city was founded.
The city is connected to
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
' public transport system via two train stations, Charallave Norte (Generalísimo
Francisco de Miranda
Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez de Espinoza (28 March 1750 – 14 July 1816), commonly known as Francisco de Miranda (), was a Venezuelan military leader and revolutionary. Although his own plans for the independence of the Spani ...
) and Charallave Sur (Don Simon Rodríguez).
Cities in Miranda (state)
Populated places established in 1681
1681 establishments in the Spanish Empire
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