The Libertador Bolivarian Municipality ( es, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador) is the only

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of the

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and along with the municipalities of

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, Chacao, El Hatillo and

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forms the

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. It is landlocked by

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and also borders

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on the east and south. The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named " Libertador Municipality", in honour of Venezuelan independence hero

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. Libertador is one of the smallest municipalities in Venezuela, with a total area of . It is the largest in terms of population, with approximately 2.1 million inhabitants. In this municipality is home to the Miraflores presidential palace, the

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, the National Electoral Council, the main offices of

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and

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, the

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and the public ministry.

History

It was first established in 1901 under the name of Libertador Department; with the Department of Vargas (now

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, it formed the ''Federal District of Venezuela''. In 1986, its name was changed to Libertador District. Following the creation of the Vargas State in 1998, it became the sole administrative division of the Federal District. Under the 1999 constitution, the Federal District ceased to exist and the

was created. Under the new terms of administrative divisions, Libertador became a municipality, consisting of 22

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. In 2000, the

was formed from Libertador and four other municipalities:

, Chacao, El Hatillo, and

Geography

The Libertador Municipality is located in the mid-north of the country surrounded by the mountain El Ávila which is part of the Venezuelan central range. It borders by the north with the Vargas State, by the south and east with the Baruta Municipality of the Miranda State and by the west with the

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. The Municipality includes the Los Chaguaramos neighborhood.

Climate

The climate is characteristically tropical with the temperature varying according to the altitude with an annual temperature of being the warmest of the five municipalities that forms Caracas.

Economy

The vast majority of the population works for the public sector. It is also the most important commercial centre of the country since the Central Bank of Venezuela is located there. Tourism is the next largest economic activity in the municipality as the historical centre of the city is there. Informal commerce is also predominant in the area. Av Bolivar caracas2

Government

Parque Central y la Galeria de Arte Nacional

The Venezuelan constitution specifies that the municipal governments are divided by

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; governed by the mayor, and

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branches; governed by the municipal council comprising thirteen members, both offices are elected through universal and secret suffrage. The Libertador Municipality does not belong to any state therefore it doesn't have a governor but instead a Head of Government of the Capital District which is appointed by the President of the Republic. Since August 2009 the municipality publishes a newspaper, '' Ciudad CCS''.

Mayors

Claudio Fermín Claudio Eloy Fermín Maldonado (born in Barinas, Barinas,March 25, 1950) is a Venezuelan politician. He was deputy minister of youth under Jaime Lusinchi, and subsequently Mayor of Libertador municipality, Caracas (1989–1993) for Acción Democ ...

(1989-1992) *

Aristóbulo Istúriz Aristóbulo Istúriz Almeida (20 December 1946 – 27 April 2021) was a Venezuelan politician and academic who was vice president of the Constituent Assembly of Venezuela in August 2017; he was also the vice president of Venezuela from January 2 ...

(1992-1995) *

Antonio Ledezma Antonio José Ledezma Díaz (born 1 May 1955) is a Venezuelan lawyer, politician and former political prisoner. After unsuccessfully challenging for the leadership of Democratic Action in 1999, he founded a new party, the Fearless People's All ...

(1995-2000) * Freddy Bernal (2000-2008) * Jorge Rodríguez (2008-2017) *

Erika Farías Erika del Valle Farías Peña (born 30 October 1972) is a Venezuelan politician. She served as Minister for the Office of the Presidency three times as Minister for Urban Agriculture, Minister for the Communes and deputy to the 2017 National Co ...

(2017-2021)

Parishes

The Libertador Municipality comprised 22 parishes out of the 32 that contains Caracas

Demographics

The Libertador Municipality represents only 0.22% of the countrywide territory but is home to more than 2 million people and represents half of the total population of Caracas and a density of 4,816.36/km2. On the other hand, the entire area is urbanized. As of 2006, Libertador was estimated to contain the world's second-largest mega-

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. Mike Davis, ''Planet of Slums'', La Découverte, Paris, 2006 (), p. 31.

References

External links

Libertador Municipality website
{{Authority control Geography of Caracas Municipalities of Capital District (Venezuela) Slums in South America