Maracaibo

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Maracaibo

Total population

2,000,000

Coordinates10.65°, -71.64°

Demographic figures from INE Venezuela. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Maracaibo is a city and municipality in northwestern Venezuela, located on the western shore of the strait that connects Lake Maracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela. It is the capital of Zulia and is the second-largest city proper in Venezuela, after the national capital, Caracas. The city has an estimated population of 1,752,602, with the metropolitan area estimated at 2,727,957 as of 2019. Maracaibo is commonly nicknamed "Spanish: La Tierra del Sol Amada".

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.