Map of San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela

San Cristóbal is the administrative centre of Táchira, Venezuela, with a population of about 289,852. It lies at 7.7669°N, 72.2250°W. San Cristóbal is about 660 km (410 mi) southwest of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Táriba, 6 km to the north.

San Cristóbal at a glance

Where is San Cristóbal?

• The 17th largest city in Venezuela by recorded population.
• The largest city in Táchira on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 40 min on the shortest day to 12 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near San Cristóbal

• Táriba — 6 km north
• Palmira — 8 km north
• Capacho Nuevo — 11 km northwest
• San Josecito — 12 km south
• Santa Ana — 15 km south
• Rubio — 16 km southwest
• San Antonio del Táchira — 25 km west
• Villa del Rosario — 28 km west, Colombia
• Ureña — 30 km northwest
• Colón — 30 km north

Largest cities in Táchira

• Táriba — 138,402
• Rubio — 93,197
• San Antonio del Táchira — 66,392
• Colón — 62,513
• La Fría — 61,568
• Ureña — 56,509
• San Josecito — 54,669
• Palmira — 48,087
• Capacho Nuevo — 40,169
• La Grita — 37,545

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 →

Other places named San Cristóbal

• San Cristóbal — San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic

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.