Map of Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

Puerto La Cruz is a city in Anzoátegui, Venezuela, with a population of about 370,000. It lies at 10.2138°N, 64.6328°W. Puerto La Cruz is about 248 km (154 mi) east of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lecherías, 7 km to the west.

Puerto La Cruz at a glance

Where is Puerto La Cruz?

• The 12th largest city in Venezuela by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Anzoátegui 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 Puerto La Cruz

• Lecherías — 7 km west
• Barcelona — 10 km southwest
• Puerto Píritu — 47 km west
• Cumaná — 56 km northeast
• Aragua de Barcelona — 87 km south
• Anaco — 89 km south
• Cantaura — 105 km south
• San Juan Bautista — 117 km northeast
• Porlamar — 117 km northeast
• Cariaco — 122 km east

Largest cities in Anzoátegui

• Barcelona — 815,141
• El Tigre — 222,450
• Anaco — 139,397
• San José de Guanipa — 83,092
• Cantaura — 68,885
• Lecherías — 47,778
• Pariaguán — 40,751
• Puerto Píritu — 37,745
• Aragua de Barcelona — 34,048

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.