Miranda (state) Facts for Kids

Location within Venezuela

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

Miranda State covers a total surface area of 7,950 km². It is the second largest state in population after Zulia Venezuela, approximately 3,028,965 (2011).

Administrative divisions
- Municipalities and municipal seats
- Other important towns
Geography
Images for kids
See also

Administrative divisions

Municipalities and municipal seats

Municipalities in Miranda

Dawn at Puerto Encantado, Higuerote.

La Llovizna Falls, Guatire

Virgen Las Mercedes, San José de Barlovento.

Miranda state is sub-divided into 21 municipalities,. given below with their areas, populations and administrative seats:

	Municipality	Area (km²)	Population (Census 2001)	Seat
1.	Acevedo	1,879	70,282	Caucagua
2.	Andrés Bello	114	20,119	San José de Barlovento
3.	Baruta	86	260,853	Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Baruta
4.	Brión	531	45,346	Higuerote
5.	Buroz	198	20,009	Mamporal
6.	Carrizal	32	41,103	Carrizal
7.	Chacao	13	64,629	Chacao
8.	Cristóbal Rojas	120	77,257	Charallave
9.	El Hatillo	81	54,225	El Hatillo
10.	Guaicaipuro	661	222,768	Los Teques
11.	Independencia	284	126,999	Santa Teresa del Tuy
12.	Lander	478	108,970	Ocumare del Tuy
13.	Los Salias	51	60,723	San Antonio de los Altos
14.	Páez	963	30,812	Río Chico
15.	Paz Castillo	408	83,976	Santa Lucía
16.	Pedro Gual	925	17,928	Cúpira
17.	Plaza	180	188,135	Guarenas
18.	Simón Bolívar	131	31,944	San Francisco de Yare
19.	Sucre	164	546,766	Petare
20.	Urdaneta	273	105,606	Cúa
21.	Zamora	378	152,422	Guatire

Other important towns

Aragüita
Araira
Capaya
Cartanal
Cumbo
Curiepe
El Café
El Clavo

El Guapo
La Democracia
Laguna de Tacarigua
Las Brisas
Machurucuto
Marizapa
Minas de Baruta
Nueva Cúa

Panaquire
Paparo
Paracotos
San Antonio de Yare
San José de Río Chico
San Pedro de los Altos
Tacarigua de Mamporal
Tácata
Tapipa

Geography

Hidrography

Rivers

Guaire river

El principal río del estado es el río Tuy. Nace a 2.100 m de altitud y recorre de 250 km. Otros ris del estado son: Guaire, Grande, Curiepe, Capaya, Guapo, Chupaquire, Panapo, Uchire, Chuspa and Aricagua.

Lagoons

Tacarigua Lagoon

In the state there are various gaps: Laguna de Tacarigua, Merecuere, Agua salud, El Conflicto y el Rosario.

National parks

Pozo Araguaichú. Norte river in El Ávila National Park

El Ávila National Park.
Guatopo National Park.
Laguna de Tacarigua National Park.
Macarao National Park.

Natural monuments

Cueva Alfredo Jahn.
Pico Codazzi.
Cuevas del Indio Park.

Higuerote beach

Acuario Agustín Codazzi.
Birongo.
El Pueblo El Jarillo.
Higuerote.
Playa de Carenero.
Playa de Chirimena.
Playas de Barlovento.
Playas de Buche y Los Totumos.
Puerto Francés.
Tren El Encanto.

Images for kids

Piedras Gemelas, Salmerón, El Ávila National Park
Colonial Hacienda in Izcaragua
Colonial architecture in Caucagua, Municipality of Acevedo
Villa Teola, Los Teques, completed in 1913 and declared a Municipal Historical Heritage site in 1982.
Tacarigua Lagoon National Park
Farm in the Pedro GualMunicipality
Guatire, Plaza Municipality
Higuerote, Miranda State
Paraiso Beach, Brión Municipality
Rio Chico, Miranda State
Centro Empresarial Galipan, Chacao Municipality, Miranda State
Cattle in Chaguamaral, Miranda State
Caimán Beach, Miranda State
St. Rosalia of Palermo Church, El Hatillo
Cubo Negro, Miranda State
Our Lady of Mercy Shrine - Rio Chico
Simón Bolívar University, Baruta Municipality
Petare II Station, Cabletren, Sucre Municipality
Sagrada Familia de Nazaret Church, Miranda State
Headquarters of the Television Channel Televen in the Municipality of Sucre
Universidad Simón Bolívar's multipurpose stadium