Map of Maracaibo, Venezuela

Maracaibo is the administrative centre of Zulia, Venezuela, with a population of about 1,752,602. It lies at 10.6666°N, 71.6124°W. Maracaibo is about 518 km (322 mi) west of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Los Puertos de Altagracia, 11 km to the northeast.

Maracaibo at a glance

Where is Maracaibo?

• The 2nd largest city in Venezuela by recorded population.
• The largest city in Zulia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 30 min on the shortest day to 12 h 45 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Maracaibo

• Los Puertos de Altagracia — 11 km northeast
• Santa Cruz de Mara — 16 km northwest
• La Concepción — 25 km west
• Concepción — 30 km south
• Cabimas — 35 km southeast
• San Rafael — 35 km north
• Ciudad Ojeda — 61 km southeast
• Lagunillas — 71 km southeast
• La Villa del Rosario — 85 km southwest
• Maicao — 105 km northwest, Colombia

Largest cities in Zulia

• Cabimas — 351,736
• Ciudad Ojeda — 240,283
• Machiques — 132,734
• 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
• 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
• Barinas — 397,279

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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.