El Callao is the capital city of the El Callao Municipality in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela.

It was founded in the mid-19th century.

[1] The goldmine at El Callao, once one of the richest goldmines in the world, came into operation in 1871.

[citation needed] Due to gold mines in the area, the real number of inhabitants may be five times higher than the official total of around 25,000.

[2] Calypso de El Callao, a carnival held in El Callao, was included in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016.