El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda
El Hatillo Municipality
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El Hatillo Municipality in Miranda State
Coordinates: 10°26′21″N 66°49′48″W /
10.43917°N 66.83°W / 10.43917;
-66.83Coordinates: 10°26′21″N 66°49′48″W /
10.43917°N 66.83°W / 10.43917; -66.83
Country
Venezuela
State
Miranda
Seat
El Hatillo Town
Founded
June 12, 1784
Incorporated
November 9, 1991
Government
- Mayor
Myriam Do Nascimento
(Democratic Action)
Area
- Total
114 km2 (44 sq mi)
Elevation
1,136 m (3,727 ft)
Population (2001)
- Total
54,225
- Density
475.7/km2 (1,232.1/sq mi)
Time zone
VST (UTC-4:30)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC-4:30)
Postal codes
1083 and 1061
Area code(s)
0212
Website
elhatillo.gov.ve (Spanish)
El Hatillo Municipality (Spanish: Municipio
El Hatillo) is an administrative division of the
State of Miranda, Venezuela; along with
Baruta, Chacao, Libertador and Sucre, it is
one of the five municipalities of Caracas, the
capital of Venezuela. It is located in the
southeastern area of Caracas, and in the
northwestern part of the State of Miranda.
The seat of the municipal government is El
Hatillo Town, founded in 1784 by Don Baltas-
ar de León, who was instrumental in the
area’s development. Although the town had
its origins during the Spanish colonization,
the municipality was not established until
1991. In 2000—the year after a new constitu-
tion was enacted in Venezuela—some of the
municipality functions were delegated to a
consolidated mayor’s office called Alcaldía
Mayor, which also has some authority over
the other four municipalities of Caracas.
El Hatillo preserves some of its colonial
architecture, including an 18th century par-
ish church and a unique Romanian Orthodox
Church. The municipality also has a rich
artistic culture, with at least two important
musical festivals celebrated yearly, and nu-
merous holiday celebrations reflecting the
heritage of El Hatillo. The culture, the pleas-
ant temperature, the rural landscape, and the
gastronomy of the municipality have made it
a place of