LaMarque, Verona

LaMarque, officially the City of LaMarque is a city in the Commonwealth of Verona. It is located in Cara County within the Alahuela Metro Area. LaMarque is the largest city in the county, with a population of about 391,613 at the end of 2023, and is also the seat of the county government. The city is very well known across the state, primarily due to it being the location of Fortaleza and a few of the federal government's agencies (e.g., CIRO). It is the third-largest major city in the metro area, after Alahuela and Saint Tomás, but is the seat of the largest entity in the area as well, with Cara County being more populous than both Alahuela and Rieti County.

Education
LaMarque is home to the University of Verona, Northeast, part of the University of Verona system. It enrolls 37,081 students as of the 2022-2023 school year and is located adjacent to the Mendes River. The Verona Commonwealth University, Northwest is also located in the city's district of L'Esplanade.

K-12 education
The city is served by the countywide Cara Independent School District, which is one of the largest school districts in the state. It enrolls 362,994 in its 381 schools. The city is part of CISD Division 1, which also serves the cities of Abhandale and Helena. In contrast to other districts in the state, Cara ISD is the result of the mergers of the local school districts into a single consolidated district.