Map of El Vigía, Venezuela
El Vigía is a city in Mérida, Venezuela, with a population of about 162,289. It lies at 8.6135°N, 71.6570°W. El Vigía is about 564 km (350 mi) west of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tovar, 33 km to the south.
El Vigía at a glance
Country
Region
Mérida
Population
162,289GeoNames
Coordinates
8.6135, -71.65708°36′49″N 71°39′25″W
Time zone
America/CaracasUTC−04:00
Local time
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Distance to Caracas
564 km (350 mi)
Where is El Vigía?
- The 39th largest city in Venezuela by recorded population.
- The 2nd largest city in Mérida on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 11 h 37 min on the shortest day to 12 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near El Vigía
- Tovar — 33 km south
- Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo — 39 km north
- Ejido — 46 km east
- San Carlos del Zulia — 52 km northwest
- Mérida — 55 km east
- La Grita — 64 km southwest
- La Fría — 79 km southwest
- Caja Seca — 87 km northeast
- Colón — 93 km southwest
- Socopó — 101 km southeast
Largest cities in Mérida
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
Map of Venezuela and all its cities →
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.