Metropolitan Region of Caracas (MRC) or Greater Caracas (GC) (; RMC or ''Gran Caracas''; GC) is the
urban agglomeration
An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbani ...
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, 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 ...
. Thus, it does not constitute a single administrative unit. The
conurbation
A conurbation is a region consisting of 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 ...
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.
References
External links
AlcaldÃa Mayor MetropolitanaEstado MirandaEstado Vargas
Caracas
Geography of Capital District (Venezuela)
Geography of Miranda (state)
Geography of Vargas (state)
Metropolitan areas of Venezuela
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