Puerto Cabello

Puerto Cabello
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Puerto Cabello
Coordinates: 10°28′00″N 68°01′00″W / 10.46667°N 68.01667°W / 10.46667; -68.01667
Country	Venezuela
State	Carabobo
Counties	Puerto Cabello
Demonym	Porteño
Government
• Mayor	Economista Rafael Lacava Evangelista (2008 - 2012)
Area
• Total	729 km2 (281 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	201.511 (INE 2,010)
• Density	276.42/km2 (715.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Climate	Aw
Website	Alcaldía de Puerto Cabello

Puerto Cabello (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto kaˈβeʝo] ^ⓘ) is a city on the north coast of Venezuela. It is located in Carabobo State, about 210 km west of Caracas. As of 2011, the city had a population of around 182,400. The city is home to the largest and busiest port in the country and is thus a vital cog in the country's vast oil industry. The word 'cabello' translates to 'hair'. The Spanish took to saying that the sea was so calm there that a ship could be moored to the dock with a single hair.