Map of San Rafael, Zulia, Venezuela

San Rafael is a city in Zulia, Venezuela, with a population of about 55,810. It lies at 10.9620°N, 71.7303°W. San Rafael is about 533 km (331 mi) west of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Santa Cruz de Mara, 19 km to the south.

San Rafael at a glance

Where is San Rafael?

• The 13th largest city in Zulia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 29 min on the shortest day to 12 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near San Rafael

• Santa Cruz de Mara — 19 km south
• Maracaibo — 35 km south
• Los Puertos de Altagracia — 36 km southeast
• La Concepción — 40 km south
• Concepción — 61 km south
• Cabimas — 70 km southeast
• Maicao — 72 km northwest, Colombia
• La Villa del Rosario — 95 km southwest
• Ciudad Ojeda — 96 km southeast
• Lagunillas — 106 km southeast

Largest cities in Zulia

• Maracaibo — 1,752,602
• 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

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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Other places named San Rafael

• San Rafael — Mendoza, Argentina
• San Rafael — California, United States

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.