Petare
Petare is a city in Venezuela with a population of about 364,684.
Dulce Nombre de Jesús de Petare is a neighborhood in Miranda, Venezuela, and is part of the Metropolitan District of Caracas. It is located in the Sucre Municipality, one of the five divisions of Caracas. The city was founded in 1621 under the name of San Jose de Guanarito. It grew to become a part of the Greater Caracas area as the latter expanded in area and population. Petare had a population of 372,106 inhabitants and about 448,861 according to 2020 estimates. Petare is the biggest slum in Venezuela, and in South America.
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About Petare
| Country | Venezuela |
| Continent | South America |
| Explore | 15 |
| Population | 364,684 |
| Local currency | VES |
| Coordinates | 10.4768, -66.8079 |
| Time zone | America/Caracas |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Large city |
| Distance to the capital | 8 km · Caracas |
| Population (Venezuela) | #13 most populated in Venezuela |
| Where on Earth | 10°28′36″N · 66°48′28″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 1,166 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,853 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Valledupar (Colombia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -10.48, 113.19 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| New York | 3,436 km |
| São Paulo | 4,374 km |
| Los Angeles | 5,830 km |
| London | 7,492 km |
| Paris | 7,613 km |
| Moscow | 9,928 km |