[2] The historical background of this municipality dates back to the foundation in 1724 of the mission of Purísima Concepción de Nuestra Señora del Caroní.

In 1864, the Sovereign State of Guayana divided the territory into four departments: Ciudad Bolívar, Upata, Alto and Baixo Orinoco; San Félix is not mentioned.

The creation of the District of Caroní took place on June 29, 1961, with the reform of the Law on Political Territorial Division of the state of Bolívar, with the capital of San Félix de Guayana and the populated centers of Puerto Ordaz, Matanzas, Castillito, Caruachi, La Ceiba and Alta Vista.

The Shield is surrounded by a blue border with eight stars; divided by two main districts: the one on the upper left contains a ship with unfurled sails, which represents one of those that traded with the Indies in the 18th century, in the lower part three pineapples from our continent that represent fruits discovered and converted into a symbol of tropical America , for the image of Europeans.

The red teardrop-shaped triangle signifies the struggle, the human effort to convert the mining wealth and use the country's energy and put it into production.

The shield crowned in the wavy lines represents two rivers, the Orinoco and the Caroní, the round millstone, symbolizes the name of the Father of the Nation, the state and the first widely productive human machine.

], capybara, deer, cunaguaro, porcupine, macaw, hummingbird, cristofué, heron, zapoara, aimara, rattlesnake, verdegallo snake, terecay, among others.

Most of the territory is formed by the Calinoso Massif of Ciudad Guayana, which is characterized by being a sector of low mountains with moderate or strongly undulating peneplains, whose heights vary between 40 and 350 meters above sea level, flanked by the Sierra Imataca to the North-East and Serra da Carambola to the South, where the most significant elevations are found, such as the Serra do Azul (556 m.a.s.l.)

It is also the headquarters of Alfredo Maneiro SIDOR (Siderúrgica del Orinoco) (a company nationalized by President Hugo Chávez in April 2008).

Also based in this sector of the city are Venezuela's main electricity producer, Edelca, and the entity that promotes economic activity in the area, the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana.

and the Fundación AIFI that both teams play in the Second Division of Venezuela all based in the majestic Cachamay Stadium in Ciudad Guayana with capacity for 41,600 spectators.

In basketball playing in the LPB the team Gigantes de Guayana whose home is the Gimnasio Hermanas González with capacity for 2,000 spectators.

On December 3, 2006, the imposing Orinoquia bridge was inaugurated, which crosses the Orinoco River, avoiding the need to go to Ciudad Bolívar or use traditional barges.

The Guayana Castles are located on the right bank of the Orinoco, about 35 km downstream from San Félix, although already in the territory of the Delta Amacuro state.

In addition, Ciudad Guayana is privileged, as it is the headquarters and objective of the International Nautical Rally "Our Rivers Are Navigable", which is the most important nationally and the longest in the world held in fresh water.