Map of Acarigua, Venezuela

Acarigua is a city in Portuguesa, Venezuela, with a population of about 188,278. It lies at 9.5545°N, 69.1956°W. Acarigua is about 274 km (170 mi) west of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Araure, 6 km to the northwest.

Acarigua at a glance

Where is Acarigua?

• The 32nd largest city in Venezuela by recorded population.
• The largest city in Portuguesa on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 34 min on the shortest day to 12 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Acarigua

• Araure — 6 km northwest
• Píritu — 20 km south
• Villa Bruzual — 26 km south
• Ospino — 40 km southwest
• Cabudare — 53 km north
• Sanare — 55 km northwest
• Yaritagua — 59 km north
• Barquisimeto — 59 km north
• Quíbor — 62 km northwest
• San Carlos — 68 km east

Largest cities in Portuguesa

• Araure — 181,820
• Guanare — 112,286
• Villa Bruzual — 55,244
• Píritu — 43,746
• Guanarito — 37,219
• Ospino — 33,547

Largest cities in Venezuela

• Caracas — 3,000,000
• Maracaibo — 1,752,602
• Valencia — 1,619,470
• Barquisimeto — 1,240,714
• Ciudad Guayana — 978,202
• Barcelona — 815,141
• Maturín — 647,459
• Maracay — 464,700
• Ciudad Bolívar — 412,619
• Cumaná — 405,626

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.