San Diego, Carabobo

San Diego
Shire Town
San Diego
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°15′14.5″N 68°0′39.08″W / 10.254028°N 68.0108556°W / 10.254028; -68.0108556
Country Venezuela
StateCarabobo
MunicipalitySan Diego Municipality
Founded7 November 1781
Area
  Shire Town
106 sq mi (275 km2)
Population
 (2008)
  Metro
187,215
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
ClimateAw

San Diego is a town, capital of San Diego Municipality. It is located to the North of Valencia Lake in Carabobo State, Venezuela.

The town was the centre of an agricultural region. It has grown very fast in recent years. Many of the areas previously used for agriculture have been taken over by further urbanizations. Now the service industry has overtaken agriculture as main source of income.

The total population of the municipality according to the 2011 census is around 93,257 inhabitants.