Cities

Maracaibo

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Maracaibo." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/maracaibo.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Maracaibo. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/maracaibo

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-maracaibo,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Maracaibo},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/maracaibo},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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.

Facts

Population

1,752,602 1

Area (sq km)

1393 1

Founding Year

1574 1

Population Estimate Year

2019 1

Elevation (m)

6 1

Latitude

10.633 degrees north 1

Longitude

71.633 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Venezuela

Source Maracaibo (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Zulia

Maracaibo is the capital of Zulia.

Source Maracaibo (Wikipedia)

On Continent

South America

Sources

1. Maracaibo (Wikipedia)

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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.

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