Altos Mirandinos metropolitan area (Los Teques metropolitan area) Area Metropolitana de los Altos Mirandinos Area Metropolitana de Los Teques | |
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Country | Venezuela |
State | Miranda |
Largest Cities | Los Teques San Antonio de Los Altos Carrizal |
Area | |
• Metro | 774 km2 (299 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Metro | 454,929 |
• Metro density | 611.46/km2 (1,583.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4:00 (VST) |
Altos Mirandinos metropolitan area [2] or Los Teques metropolitan area [3] (Spanish : Area Metropolitana de Los Altos Mirandinos or Area Metropolitana de Los Teques) is a metropolitan area in Miranda, Venezuela, that includes 3 municipalities, it's part of the Greater Caracas area. [4] It has a population of 454,929 inhabitants.
The principal cities of the area are (2013): [1]
The 3 municipalities of the area are:
Municipality | Area (km2) [5] | Population 2013 [1] | Population density 2013 (/km2) |
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Guaicaipuro | 661 | 312,502 | 472.77 |
Los Salias | 51 | 83,866 | 1,644.43 |
Carrizal | 32 | 58,561 | 1,830.03 |
Altos Mirandinos metropolitan area | 744 | 454,929 | 611.46 |
The Los Teques Metro is the most important public transportation in the area with an operating line that runs for 9.5 kilometers. The system connects the city of Los Teques with the capital of Caracas.
Line | Station | Station | Length | Status |
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1 | Las Adjuntas | Ayacucho | -.- km | opened, on October 7, 2015 |
Las Adjuntas | Alí Primera | 9.5 km | In everyday service | |
2 | Alí Primera | Guaicaipuro | 0.7 km | opened on December 11, 2012 |
Guaicaipuro | Independencia | 1.0 km | opened on December 1, 2013 | |
Independencia | Los Cerritos | 1.7 km | opened on December 1, 2013 | |
Los Cerritos | Carrizal | 1.7 km | under construction, for service TBA | |
Carrizal | La Carbonera | -.- km | under construction, for service TBA | |
Carrizal | Las Minas | 4.3 km | under construction, for service TBA | |
Las Minas | San Antonio | 2.5 km | under construction, for service TBA | |
3 | San Antonio | La Morita | 1.5 km | planning |
La Morita | San Diego | 1.6 km | planning | |
San Diego | Potrerito | 4.9 km | planning | |
Potrerito | La Mariposa | 3.0 km | planning | |
La Mariposa | La Rinconada | 7.5 km | planning | |
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Conurbación Altos Mirandinos: tiene como ciudad principal Los Teques, quien como ya se señaló es la capital del estado Bolivariano de Miranda y por ende de todas las funciones administrativas. Constituye conPlan estadal de Ordenación del Territorio Carrizal y San Antonio de Los Altos una conurbación funcional y físicamente integrada, que dificulta la lectura de los límites municipales; que a su vez conforman microsistemas donde se localizan los poblados de San Pedro y El Jarillo con potencial agro turístico, así como las poblaciones de San Diego de Los Altos y San José de los Altos.