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San Carlos del Zulia

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Total population

56,500

Coordinates9.00°, -71.93°

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

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City facts

Overview

San Carlos del Zulia is the capital of Colón Municipality, located in Zulia State, Venezuela. Founded on March 14, 1778, by Captain Nicolás José Antúnez Pacheco y de la Cruz y Velasco, alderman of the city of Maracaibo, accompanied by lieutenant Ramón Hernández de la Calle, in charge of the pacification of Motilón Indians populating the area.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.0005
Longitude
-71.9259
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
154
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Southern Caracara
    Caracara plancus (J.F.Miller, 1777) · Aves
    9
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    7
  • Southern Lapwing
    Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) · Aves
    7
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6
  • Savanna Hawk
    Buteogallus meridionalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    5
  • White-winged Swallow
    Tachycineta albiventer (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    5
  • Wattled Jacana
    Jacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
55
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2015-11-07

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.19
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,894

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
52
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about San Carlos del Zulia

City Maps San Carlos Del Zulia Venezuela
James McFee · 2017

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Scaled Dove
Scaled Dove
Columbina squammata
Seen 2025-04-18
Teasel Gourd
Teasel Gourd
Cucumis dipsaceus
Seen 2020-10-10
Spectacled Caiman
Spectacled Caiman
Caiman crocodilus
Seen 2017-10-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library