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Country
  
Venezuela

Municipality
  
San Carlos

Time zone
  
VST (UTC-4:30)

Elevation
  
152 m

Local time
  
Saturday 9:24 AM

Number of airports
  
1

State
  
Cojedes

Founded
  
April 27, 1678

Postal code
  
2201

Population
  
100,812 (2013)

Area code
  
0258

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Weather
  
28°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 56% Humidity

San Carlos ([saŋ ˈkaɾlos]) is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Cojedes. This city is also the shire town of the San Carlos Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 83,957.

Contents

Map of San Carlos, Cojedes, Venezuela

History

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

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.

Government

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.

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

    San Carlos, Cojedes Wikipedia