Map of Santa Cruz de Mara, Venezuela

Santa Cruz de Mara is a city in Zulia, Venezuela, with a population of about 69,781. It lies at 10.7927°N, 71.6851°W. Santa Cruz de Mara is about 526 km (327 mi) west of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Maracaibo, 16 km to the southeast.

Santa Cruz de Mara at a glance

Where is Santa Cruz de Mara?

• The 11th 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 45 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Santa Cruz de Mara

• Maracaibo — 16 km southeast
• San Rafael — 19 km north
• Los Puertos de Altagracia — 20 km southeast
• La Concepción — 26 km southwest
• Concepción — 42 km south
• Cabimas — 51 km southeast
• Ciudad Ojeda — 77 km southeast
• La Villa del Rosario — 86 km southwest
• Lagunillas — 87 km southeast
• Maicao — 89 km northwest, Colombia

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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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.