Maracay

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Maracay
Top:Maracay Municipal Garden and Las Delicias area, Second:Sindoni Tower, Los Tamarindo residential area and overview to Maracay, Third:Maestranza Cesar Giron Bullring Stadium, Girardot Square and Maracay Assumption Cathedral, Bottom:Night view of downtown Base Aragua area (all item of left to right)
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Nickname(s):  "Ciudad Jardín" (English: Garden City)
Maracay
Coordinates: 10°14′49″N 67°35′46″W / 10.24694°N 67.59611°W / 10.24694; -67.59611
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Municipality	Girardot
Founded	March 5, 1701
Government
• Mayor	Rafael Morales[2]
Area
• Total	911.57 km2 (351.96 sq mi)
Elevation	436 m (1,430 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	464,700[1]
• Demonym	Maracayero(a)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Postal codes	2101, 2102, 2103, 2104
Area code	0243
Climate	Aw
Website	Alcaldía de Maracay (in Spanish)
The area and population figures are for the municipality

Maracay (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾaˈkaj]) is a city in north-central Venezuela, near the Caribbean coast, and is the capital and most important city of the state of Aragua. Most of it falls under the jurisdiction of Girardot Municipality. The population of Maracay and its surroundings in the 2011 census was 955,362. In Venezuela, Maracay is known as "Ciudad Jardín" ("Garden City").^[3]