Map of Barinas, Venezuela

Barinas is the administrative centre of Barinas, Venezuela, with a population of about 397,279. It lies at 8.6226°N, 70.2075°W. Barinas is about 420 km (261 mi) southwest of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Alto Barinas, 4 km to the southwest.

Barinas at a glance

Where is Barinas?

• The 11th largest city in Venezuela by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 37 min on the shortest day to 12 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Barinas

• Alto Barinas — 4 km southwest
• Barinitas — 27 km northwest
• Sabaneta — 33 km northeast
• Ciudad Bolivia — 50 km southwest
• Guanare — 69 km northeast
• Boconó — 70 km north
• Socopó — 80 km southwest
• Trujillo — 86 km north
• Valera — 89 km northwest
• Pampanito — 93 km north

Largest cities in Barinas

• Alto Barinas — 284,289
• Socopó — 72,352
• Ciudad Bolivia — 52,476
• Barinitas — 51,556
• Santa Bárbara — 45,808
• Sabaneta — 39,493

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.