Petare

Dulce Nombre de Jesús de Petare
Historic center of Petare
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Dulce Nombre de Jesús de Petare
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Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Founded	February 17, 1621
Government
• Mayor	Carlos Ocariz
• Political party	Justice First
Elevation	900 m (3,000 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	369,000
Demonym(s)	petareno(a)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Postal code	1073
Website	alcaldiamunicipiosucre.gov.ve

Petare is a city in Miranda, Venezuela, and is part of the urban area of Caracas. It is the 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.

The city is traditionally considered to be a suburb of Caracas, but has developed its own commercial core. Two universities are located in Petare: Universidad Santa María and Universidad Metropolitana. Poverty remains a major limitation to the city's development. The population of Petare is 369,000.

The city has on the streets people called "Buhoneros" (Spanish, peddlers). They sell many things including food, clothing and electronics.

Dulce Nombre de Jesús de Petare Church