Map of San José de Guanipa, Venezuela

San José de Guanipa is a city in Anzoátegui, Venezuela, with a population of about 83,092. It lies at 8.8872°N, 64.1651°W. San José de Guanipa is about 347 km (215 mi) southeast of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is El Tigre, 10 km to the west.

San José de Guanipa at a glance

Where is San José de Guanipa?

• The 5th largest city in Anzoátegui on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 36 min on the shortest day to 12 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near San José de Guanipa

• El Tigre — 10 km west
• Cantaura — 51 km northwest
• Pariaguán — 60 km west
• Anaco — 69 km northwest
• Aragua de Barcelona — 97 km northwest
• Punta de Mata — 108 km northeast
• Ciudad Bolívar — 109 km southeast
• Zaraza — 137 km west
• Maturín — 144 km northeast
• Tucupido — 182 km west

Largest cities in Anzoátegui

• Barcelona — 815,141
• Puerto La Cruz — 370,000
• El Tigre — 222,450
• Anaco — 139,397
• 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.