Map of Machiques, Venezuela

Machiques is a city in Zulia, Venezuela, with a population of about 132,734. It lies at 10.0608°N, 72.5521°W. Machiques is about 622 km (387 mi) west of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is La Villa del Rosario, 39 km to the northeast.

Machiques at a glance

Where is Machiques?

• The 46th largest city in Venezuela by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Zulia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 32 min on the shortest day to 12 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Machiques

• La Villa del Rosario — 39 km northeast
• Agustín Codazzi — 75 km west, Colombia
• Valledupar — 89 km northwest, Colombia
• San Juan del Cesar — 93 km northwest, Colombia
• La Concepción — 100 km northeast
• Concepción — 102 km northeast
• Barrancas — 103 km north, Colombia
• Maracaibo — 123 km northeast
• Santa Cruz de Mara — 125 km northeast
• Cabimas — 126 km east

Largest cities in Zulia

• Maracaibo — 1,752,602
• Cabimas — 351,736
• Ciudad Ojeda — 240,283
• San Carlos del Zulia — 126,353
• La Concepción — 120,478
• Los Puertos de Altagracia — 101,527
• Concepción — 92,463
• La Villa del Rosario — 82,766
• San Timoteo — 81,017
• Santa Cruz de Mara — 69,781

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.