Baruta Municipality

Baruta Municipality Municipio Baruta
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Miranda
Baruta Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°25′44″N 66°52′23″W / 10.4289°N 66.8731°W / 10.4289; -66.8731
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
City	Caracas
Founded	August 19, 1620
Incorporated	January 4, 1990
Municipal seat	Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Baruta
Government
• Mayor	Darwin González
Area
• Total	72.7 km2 (28.1 sq mi)
Population
• Total	362,371
• Density	4,980/km2 (12,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0234
Website	Official website
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Baruta (pop. 317,288) is a municipality within the Metropolitan District of Caracas in Venezuela.

Geography

Baruta is located geographically in the South-East section of the city. Its western limit is the Los Chaguaramos neighborhood (which belongs to the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality) and limits to the east with the Colinas de Los Ruices neighborhood, in the Sucre Municipality. To the North, it borders with the Francisco Fajardo Highway and to the Southeast with the El Hatillo Municipality and to the Southwest with the Hoyo de la Puerta neighborhood (Libertador Municipality).^{[citation needed]}

Economy

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The main economic activity in Baruta is non-manufacturing business in the many office buildings within the Municipality. For example, the Procter & Gamble Latin American Headquarters are located there. Commerce is also a great source of revenue for the Baruteños, as some of the most attractive night spots in the Greater Caracas are located in Las Mercedes. Moreover, "Las Mercedes" hosts a number of small businesses, shopping malls, and restaurants that make the area commercially rich. The Baruta Zip Code is 1080 and the Area Code is 212, the same as the Greater Caracas area.

Demographics

• 317,288 inhabitants.
• Density: 2.600 inhabitants/km².

Parishes

• Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Baruta
• Las Minas de Baruta
• El Cafetal

Government

Although some of the political functions overlap with the Greater Caracas Municipality, Baruta has its own Mayor, Darwin Gonzalez.

The local government has its own police force, among other responsibilities. The City Hall is currently located in the old Baruta town.

Culture

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In the Municipality diverse cultural manifestations are developed, some associates to popular celebrations, like:

• Day of the Candlemas (Paradura del niño), Date of celebration: February 2.
• Carnival, Date of celebration: movable.
• Holy week, Date of celebration: movable.
• The cross of May, Date of celebration: May 3.
• Saint Anthony, Date of celebration: June 13.
• Saint John, Date of celebration: June 24.
• Day of Our Lady of the Rosary of Baruta (Month of Baruta), Date of celebration: October 29.
• Day of Our Lady of Fatima (Las Minas and Monterrey), Date of celebration: October 30.

References

External links

• Official Baruta Municipality website