Places / South America / Venezuela
Calabozo
Visited in March 2016
At a glance
- Country
- Venezuela
- Region
- Municipio Francisco de Miranda
- Population
- 190,622
- Type
- City in state Guárico, Venezuela
- Coordinates
- 8.93°N, 67.43°W
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Overview
Calabozo, officially Villa de Todos los Santos de Calabozo, is a city in Venezuela located in the central Guárico state, in the Central Llanos region. It serves as the capital of the Francisco de Miranda Municipality and is the most populous urban center in Guárico, with a projected population of 190,622 inhabitants for 2026. The city is situated on an extensive alluvial plain associated with the Guárico River basin, whose hydraulic development profoundly transformed the territory from the 1950s onward.
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