San Carlos, Cojedes

San Carlos on the map of Venezuela

San Carlos is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and has more than 80,000 inhabitants. Your full name is " San Carlos de Austria ". San Carlos is also the seat of the district ( municipality ) Ezequiel Zamora.

The city is situated on the northern edge of the southwestern plain of Venezuela at the foot of the Andes foothills. A road connects it with Guanare in the southwest, to the north of Valencia and Barquisimeto, in the northwest.

The monk Fray Pedro de Capuchino Berja founded the city on 27 April 1678th

The mayor of the district of San Carlos, Dr. José Jesús Betancourt Sanoja, was re-elected in October 2004 with 52% of votes

The Circuit of San Carlos near the city hosted between 1977 and 1979 the Grand Prix of Venezuela as part of the FIM Motorcycle Road Racing World Championship 1976 as well as a round of the Formula 750 World Championship.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Igor Hernandez ( born 1977 ), Venezuelan beach volleyball player