Guarenas-Guatire conurbation or Guarenas-Guatire metropolitan area ( es, Conurbación Guarenas-Guatire or ''Area Metropolitana de Guarenas-Guatire''), also known as El Nuevo Este de Caracas (''New East of Caracas''), is a
conurbation area in
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 ...
, that includes 2 municipalities, it is part of the
Greater Caracas Area
Metropolitan Region of Caracas (MRC) or Greater Caracas (GC) ( es, Región Metropolitana de Caracas; RMC or ''Gran Caracas''; GC) is the urban agglomeration comprising the Metropolitan District of Caracas and the adjacent 11 municipalities over ...
.
[ Conurbación Guarenas-Guatire: constituye una conurbación y como tal un centro regional de segundo orden, cuya forma y estructura están determinadas por la presencia de zonas naturales protegidas, las cuales la limitan y condicionan y constituye una zona de paso de los flujos provenientes de Caracas y que se dirigen a la zona de Barlovento y los estados orientales del país.] It has a population of 473,728 inhabitants.
Cities
The principal cities of the area are (2013):
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Guarenas
Guarenas is a city in Miranda, Venezuela. It was established in 1621 as ''Nuestra Señora de Copacabana de los Guarenas''. It is part of the Guarenas-Guatire conurbation
On February 27, 1989, a morning protest in this city over the recent nati ...
(pop. 264,290)
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Guatire
Guatire is a city in Miranda (state), Miranda, Venezuela. In 2006, its population has been estimated at 200,417. Today, Guatire has virtually merged with its neighbour, Guarenas forming the Guarenas-Guatire conurbation.
Located in Miranda Stat ...
(pop. 159,725)
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Araira (pop. 49,713)
Municipalities
The 2 municipalities of the area are:
Transportation
The
Guarenas / Guatire Metro is a
dual subway /
light rail system project to connect the twin cities and intermediate communities to
Caracas.
See also
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Greater Caracas
Metropolitan Region of Caracas (MRC) or Greater Caracas (GC) ( es, Región Metropolitana de Caracas; RMC or ''Gran Caracas''; GC) is the urban agglomeration comprising the Metropolitan District of Caracas and the adjacent 11 municipalities over ...
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List of metropolitan areas of Venezuela
List of metropolitan areas in Venezuela according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (2013).Based on the result of the 2011 Census
Metropolitan areas
References
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External links
Estado Mirandaguarenasonline.complaza-miranda.gob.ve
zamora-miranda.gob.ve
References
Caracas
Geography of Miranda (state)
Metropolitan areas of Venezuela
Guarenas
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