San Carlos, Cojedes

San Carlos de Austria
Monument in Honor of the Indigenous People
San Carlos Municipality in Cojedes State
San Carlos de Austria
Coordinates: 09°39′0″N 68°35′0″W / 9.65000°N 68.58333°W / 9.65000; -68.58333
CountryVenezuela
StateCojedes
MunicipalityEzequiel Zamora Municipality
FoundedApril 27, 1678
Government
  MayorJosé Jesús Betancourt Sanoja (MVR)
Elevation
152 m (499 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
83,957
  Demonym
sancarleño
Time zoneUTC−4 (VST)
Postal code
2201
Area code0258
ClimateAw
Websitesancarlos-cojedes.gov.ve
The area and population figures are for the municipality

San Carlos (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ ˈkaɾlos]) is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Cojedes. This city is also the municipal seat of the Ezequiel Zamora Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 83,957.