San_Carlos,_Cojedes

San Carlos, Cojedes

San Carlos, Cojedes

Place in Cojedes, Venezuela

San Carlos (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ ˈkaɾlos]) is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Cojedes. This city is also the municipal seat of the Ezequiel Zamora Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 83,957.[1]

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History

Father Capuchino Fray Pedro de Berja founded the city of San Carlos de Austria on April 27, 1678.[2]

Demographics

The San Carlos Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 83,957 (up from 62,140 in 1990). This amounts to 33.2% of Cojedes's population.[1]

Government

San Juan Bautista Church in San Carlos

San Carlos is the shire town of the San Carlos Municipality in Cojedes. The mayor of the San Carlos Municipality is Pablo Rodríguez. The last municipal election was held in April 2013.

Sites of interest

Historical sites

  • La Blanquera, a historical colonial-baroque style house founded by a wealthy family of Conquistadores in the 18th-century
  • Catedral de San Carlos
  • Iglesia Santo Domingo
  • Iglesia San Juan Bautista

Squares and parks

  • Plaza Bolívar

References

  1. [1]
    Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Alcaldías Digitales Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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