Charallave is a city in the state of
Miranda,
Venezuela
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, 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, one of the most important rivers of that state, a valley between the Cordille ...
region. It is the capital of
Cristóbal Rojas Municipality. 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) 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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