Baruta

Venezuela
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Baruta, city, northwestern Miranda estado (state), northern Venezuela. It is located in the central highlands.

Formerly a commercial centre in a fertile agricultural area producing coffee, cacao, and sugarcane, the city has become a residential suburb in the Caracas metropolitan area. An expressway links Baruta to Caracas (north-northeast). Pop. (2001) 217,557; (2011) 199,212.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.