Miranda (State)

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Basic data
Country Venezuela
Capital Los Teques
surface 7950 km²
Residents 3,228,400 (2017)
density 406 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 VE-M
politics
governor Henrique Capriles Radonski
Political party Primero Justicia

Coordinates: 10 ° 15 ′  N , 66 ° 26 ′  W

Miranda is one of the 23 states in Venezuela . The capital is Los Teques .

The small offshore island Farallón Centinela also belongs to the state of Miranda . In the north Miranda borders on the Caribbean , in the northwest on Vargas , in the west on Aragua , in the south on Guárico and in the southeast on Anzoátegui .

geography

Laguna de Tacarigua National Park

Landscapes

The area is very mountainous and has narrow valleys. In the east there is a lower level. The Guaire River divides the region into the Tuy valleys and the Barlovento lowlands.

Waters

The most important river is the Tuy. The following rivers can also be counted: Guaire, Caucagua, Cuira, Chuspita, Grande, Guarenas, Guapo, San Pedro, Taguacita, Taguaza, Tacariguay and El Valle.

Miranda has three important lakes: Tacarigua, Beech and La Reina.

Because of the high population density, water supply is a major problem. The reservoirs of La Mariposa, Lagartijo, La Pereza, Ocumarito, Agua Fría, Taguaza, El Guapo and Quebrada Seca serve to supply drinking water.

history

When the Spaniards arrived, mainly Caribs lived here . The tribes of the Caracas, Teques, Cumanagotos , Mariches and Quiriquires settled here . The Teques inhabited the region southwest of the Guaire River. The Mariches lived in the region east of the Caracas Valley.

During the colonial era, this area was part of the Provincia de Caracas. At the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century, the high-lying areas were used for growing grain, etc. a. Wheat, used. Wheat was exported to Cartagena de Indias and the islands of the Caribbean. Climate changes and competition from other areas that were more suitable for wheat cultivation resulted in cocoa becoming the most important agricultural product. From the beginning of the 17th century, the settlers began to replace the Indian workers with black slaves.

Old town of Petare
Miranda was still part of the Province of Caracas in 1840

In 1900, the state of Miranda was created out of Caracas and neighboring regions. The administrative seat was Santa Lucía. In 1901, Petare was established as the administrative center and in 1904 Ocumare del Tuy .

In 1909 the last border changes were made; this gave the state its current borders.

Administrative division

The state is made up of 21 districts ( Municipios ):

district Capital
Acevedo Caucagua
Andrés Bello San José de Barlovento
Baruta Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Baruta
Brión Higuerote
Buroz Mamporal
Carrizal Carrizal
Chacao Chacao
Cristóbal Rojas Charallave
El Hatillo El Hatillo
Guaicaipuro Los Teques
Independencia Santa Teresa del Tuy
Countries Ocumare del Tuy
Los Salias San Antonio de los Altos
Páez Río Chico
Paz Castillo Santa Lucía
Pedro Gual Cúpira
Plaza Guarenas
Simón Bolívar San Francisco de Yare
Sucre Petare
Urdaneta Cúa
Zamora Guatire
Municipios of Miranda

Other important cities

Flag of the state of Miranda until 2006

politics

The governor has been Henrique Capriles from the Primero Justicia party since 2008 . The state has twelve members in the National Assembly . Six of them are members of the ruling PSUV party and six from the opposition. Of these, two are from Un Nuevo Tiempo, one from COPEI, two from Primero Justicia and one is independent.

economy

There are many industries in the Sucre district and Los Teques . Agriculture and tourism also play an important role for the state.

Agriculture

Among other things, cocoa, fruits, flowers, vegetables and cereals are grown.

tourism

One of the dancing devils Yares with a mask

The Barlovento Coast has several beaches popular with tourists. Los Diablos de Yare is a well-known celebration that attracts many tourists.

Higuerote

Among the natural attractions are the following:

  • Higuerote
  • Monumento Natural Cueva Alfredo Jahn (Alfredo Jahn Cave)
  • Monumento Natural Pico Codazzi (Codazzi Peak)
  • Parque Cuevas del Indio (Caves of the Indian)
  • Guatopo National Park
  • Laguna de Tacarigua National Park
  • Macarao National Park
  • Carenero beach
  • Chirimena beach
  • Barlovento beach
  • Beech and Los Totumos beaches

Also worth seeing are:

  • Acuario Agustín Codazzi (Aquarium)
  • Birongo village
  • El Jarillo village

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fernando Arellano: Una introducción a la Venezuela prehispánica: culturas de las naciones. UCAB, 1987, p. 445
  2. ↑ The Dancing Devils of Yare

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