Metropolitan Region of Caracas (MRC) or Greater Caracas (GC) ( es, Región Metropolitana de Caracas; RMC or ''Gran Caracas''; GC) is the

urban agglomeration An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities ...

comprising the Metropolitan District of Caracas and the adjacent 11 municipalities over Miranda and Vargas state in

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 ...

. Thus, it does not constitute a single administrative unit. The

conurbation A conurbation is a region comprising a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most cas ...

spreads south, west, east and north of Caracas. It has a population of 5,243,301.

Geography

Metropolitan divisions

The Metropolitan Region of Caracas consists of five distinct metropolitan divisions/conurbations, subdividing the region into five divisions. Gran Caracas (Vista satelital nocturna)

References

External links

Alcaldía Mayor Metropolitana

Estado Miranda

Estado Vargas
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