List of metropolitan areas in Venezuela

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List of metropolitan areas in Venezuela according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (2013). [1]

Metropolitan areas

rank
metropolitan areas
core cities
states
population [2] (2013)Land area [3] Population density in km2 [4] (2013)Image
1 Greater Caracas Caracas Flag of Caracas.svg Capital District, Flag of Miranda state.svg Miranda, Flag of Vargas State.svg Vargas 5,243,3014715.11,223.41 Edificios de Oficinas Conjunto Parque Central alt.jpg
Metropolitan District of Caracas Caracas, Petare, Baruta, Chacao, El Hatillo Flag of Caracas.svg Capital District and Flag of Miranda state.svg Miranda 3,273,863777.14212.9 Edificios en la Avenida Francisco de Miranda.JPG
Valles del Tuy Metropolitan Area Ocumare del Tuy, Charallave, Santa Teresa del Tuy, Cúa Flag of Miranda state.svg Miranda 754,0811694445.14 Santateresahannes.jpg
Guarenas-Guatire conurbation Guarenas, Guatire 473,728558848.97 27 DE FEBRERO (DONA MENCA DE LEONI).JPG
Altos Mirandinos Metropolitan Area Los Teques, San Antonio de Los Altos 454,929744611.46 Los Teques Buildings.jpg
Litoral Varguense conurbation Maiquetia, Catia La Mar, Caraballeda, La Guaira Flag of Vargas State.svg Vargas 341,325942362.34 La Guaira, estado Vargas.jpg
2 Maracaibo Metropolitan Area Maracaibo, San Francisco, Jesús Enrique Lossada, Mara, La Cañada de Urdaneta Flag of Zulia State.svg Zulia 2,487,4719,010276.07 Panorama of Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela.jpg
3 Valencia Metropolitan Area Valencia, San Diego, Naguanagua, Tocuyito, San Joaquín, Güigüe, Mariara, Los Guayos, Guacara Flag of Carabobo State.svg Carabobo 2,074,3292,799741.09 Valencia panorama.jpg
4 Barquisimeto Metropolitan Area Barquisimeto, Cabudare Flag of Lara State.svg Lara 1,291,6703,200403.64 Barquisimeto de Noche.jpg
5 Maracay Metropolitan Area Maracay, Cagua, Turmero, El Limón, Santa Cruz, Palo Negro, Santa Ritz Flag of Aragua State.svg Aragua 1,249,704832.571,501 Maracay Nocturna.jpg
6 Ciudad Guayana Puerto Ordaz, San Félix Flag of Bolivar State.svg Bolívar 851,0711,612527.95 Puerto Ordaz.jpg
7 Barcelona-Puerto La Cruz Metropolitan Area Barcelona, Puerto La Cruz, Lechería, Guanta Flag of Anzoategui State.svg Anzóategui 801,0712,029394.81 Complejo Habitacional "Marina del Rey".jpg
Barcelona Simón Bolívar Municipality 465,9891,706273.14 Lecheria, Estado Anzoategui, Venezuela 253.JPG
Puerto La Cruz Sotillo Municipality 272,2312441,115.70 PuertoLaCruzSkyline.jpg
Lechería Diego Bautista Urbaneja Municipality 29,767122,480.58 Vista aerea de Las Villas.jpg
Guanta Guanta Municipality 33,83567505 Cae la noche en Guanta.jpg
8 Costa Oriental del Lago Cabimas, Ciudad Ojeda, Lagunillas, Los Puertos de Altagracia, Flag of Zulia State.svg Zulia 758,9578,25191.98
- Cabimas 280,171604463.85 Panoramica de cabimas hacia el oeste.png
- Ciudad Ojeda-El Danto-Tía Juana-Lagunillas 261,4041,233 [5] 212 Ciudad Ojeda.jpg
- Los Puertos de Altagracia-Sabaneta de Palmas 76,2431,96638.78 View from the bay in the ports of Altagracia.jpg
- Mene Grande 61,9602,81622 Antigua sede de la Mene Grande Oil Company.jpg
- Bachaquero 48,4021,12742.94 Relampago del catatumbo observado desde bachaquero-1.jpg
- Santa Rita 30,77750560.90 Bulevar San Benito I.jpg
9 San Cristóbal Metropolitan Area San Cristóbal, Táriba, Palmira, Cordero, Capacho Viejo, Capacho Nuevo, San Josecito Flag of Tachira.svg Táchira 628,627963652.77 SanCris1.jpg
10 Maturín - Flag of Monagas State.svg Monagas 472,909 [6] (no exact data for city/urban area)- Iglesia Catolica Nuestra Senora del Carmen.JPG
11 Mérida Metropolitan Area Mérida, Tabay, Ejido, Lagunillas Flag of Merida.svg Mérida 447,2692,636169.67 Sur de Merida (Venezuela).JPG
12 Acarigua-Araure Metropolitan Area Acarigua, Araure Flag of Portuguesa.svg Portuguesa 393,8541,065369.81 Via Guanare.JPG
13 Ciudad Bolívar - Flag of Bolivar State.svg Bolívar 380,95358565.10 Ciudad Bolivar historical zone.jpg
14 Cumaná - Flag of Sucre State.svg Sucre 374,706598626.59 Cumana-0.JPG
15 Barinas Barinas, Barinitas Flag of Barinas State.svg Barinas 355,413--

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References

  1. Based on the result of the 2011 Census
  2. Circunscripciones por Estados
  3. Area of municipalities in Venezuela
  4. Instituto Nacional de Estadistica 2011 (adapted to 2013)
  5. Includes the area of the Municipalities: Lagunillas and Simón Bolívar
  6. http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/normativa_electoral/elecciones/2013/municipales/circunscripciones/Monagas.pdf 6 parishes (out 11 of the Maturín Municipality) made the population of Maturín (city): Alto de Los Godos, Boquerón, Las Cocuizas, San Simón, Santa Cruz, CM Maturín