Puerto Cabello

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Puerto Cabello

Total population

208,080

Coordinates10.47°, -68.04°

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

Overview

Puerto Cabello is a city on the north coast of Venezuela. It is located in Carabobo State, about 210 km west of Caracas. As of 2011, the city had a population of around 182,400. The city is home to the largest and busiest port in the country and is thus a vital cog in the country's vast oil industry. The word 'cabello' translates to 'hair'. The Spanish took to saying that the sea was so calm there that a ship could be moored to the dock with a single hair.

Geography

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