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Venezuelan Capital District
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| Area | 433 km² |
| Population | 2,284,921 (2005) hab. |
| Capital | Caracas |
| Governor (mandate) |
Juan Barreto 2004–2008 |
The Capital District (Spanish: Distrito Capital) of Venezuela is a federal district corresponding to the capital Caracas. Within the federal system it shares the same rank as the states of Venezuela. It has an area of 433 km² and there is only one administrative division (municipio), Libertador, which contains the City of Caracas. The population in 2004 was 2,073,768. The District borders on the states of Vargas and Miranda.
Formerly it had its own local government with a governor, but the constitutional reform of 1999 abolished the district government and created instead the Metropolitan District of Caracas, with jurisdiction over the territory of the District and also four adjacent municipios (Baruta, Chacao, el Hatillo and Sucre) in Miranda.
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| States | Amazonas · Anzoátegui · Apure · Aragua · Barinas · Bolívar · Carabobo · Cojedes · Delta Amacuro · Falcón · Guárico · Lara · Mérida · Miranda · Monagas · Nueva Esparta · Portuguesa · Sucre · Táchira · Trujillo · Vargas · Yaracuy · Zulia |  |
| Federal dependencies | Los Monjes Archipelago · Las Aves Archipelago · Isla Aves · Los Hermanos Island · Islas Los Frailes · Los Roques Archipelago · La Sola Island · La Tortuga Island · La Orchila · La Blanquilla Island · Los Testigos Island · Isla de Patos | |
| Capital District | Caracas | |