Map of El Tocuyo, Venezuela

El Tocuyo is a city in Lara, Venezuela, with a population of about 74,829. It lies at 9.7871°N, 69.7929°W. El Tocuyo is about 328 km (204 mi) west of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sanare, 16 km to the east.

El Tocuyo at a glance

Where is El Tocuyo?

• The 4th largest city in Lara on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 33 min on the shortest day to 12 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near El Tocuyo

• Sanare — 16 km east
• Quíbor — 25 km northeast
• Carora — 53 km northwest
• Barquisimeto — 57 km northeast
• Cabudare — 64 km northeast
• Araure — 65 km east
• Ospino — 66 km southeast
• Acarigua — 70 km east
• Boconó — 78 km southwest
• Píritu — 79 km southeast

Largest cities in Lara

• Barquisimeto — 1,240,714
• Carora — 121,741
• Cabudare — 102,686
• Quíbor — 51,377
• Duaca — 39,653
• Sanare — 35,850

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.