Calabozo

Calabozo
City
Villa de Todos los Santos de Calabozo
Seal Coat of arms
Nickname:  The Agro-industrial Capital
Calabozo Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°56′N 67°26′W / 8.933°N 67.433°W / 8.933; -67.433
Country	Venezuela
State	Guárico
Municipality	Francisco de Miranda Municipality
Founded	1 February 1724 by Bartolomé de San Miguel y Fray Salvador de Cádiz
Area
• Total	52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	168 605
• Density	3.239/km2 (8.39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Postal Code	2312
Area code	+58 246
Climate	Aw

Calabozo, officially Villa de Todos los Santos de Calabozo, is a city in Venezuela located in Guárico state, capital of the Francisco de Miranda Municipality and former capital of the state. It has a population of 168,605, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE) in 2020. It is located in the center-west of Guárico state, and is one of the main rice producers in the country. In addition, it has the largest irrigation system in Venezuela.^{[citation needed]}

Calabozo, is a mostly colonial city and is linked to its modern urban areas, being the largest colonial center in the country, and is located at 105 m a.s.l. n. m., at the margin of the Guárico River in the high central plain. Its location is on the banks of the Generoso Campilongo Dam, an important work both in its time and today, being the largest in Venezuela and one of the largest in Latin America. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Calabozo.