El Callao is the capital city of the
El Callao Municipality
The El Callao Municipality is one of the 11 Municipalities of Venezuela, municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar (state), Bolívar and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Ven ...
in the state of
Bolívar,
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
. It was founded in the mid-19th century. The goldmine at El Callao, once one of the richest goldmines in the world, came into operation in 1871.
Due to gold mines in the area, the real number of inhabitants may be five times higher than the official total of around 25,000.
Carnival of El Callao
Calypso de El Callao
The Venezuelan festival known in Spanish as Calypso de El Callao (calypso of El Callao) is held every year in Bolívar state, during carnival celebrations. It is a fusion of Trinidad and Tobago calypso music, Caribbean traditions and Venezuelan f ...
, a carnival held in El Callao, was included in
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...
's
in 2016.
See also
*
List of cities and towns in Venezuela
This is a list of cities, towns and communities in Venezuela. The state capitals are marked with a *.
List
See also
* List of cities in Venezuela by population, a list that only includes cities with no less than 100,000 residents in ...
References
{{reflist
Populated places in Bolívar (state)