List of metropolitan areas in Venezuela
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 |  Capital District,  Miranda,  Vargas | 5,243,301 | 4715.1 | 1,223.41 |  |
| Metropolitan District of Caracas | Caracas, Petare, Baruta, Chacao, El Hatillo | Capital District and Miranda | 3,273,863 | 777.1 | 4212.9 |  | |
| Valles del Tuy Metropolitan Area | Ocumare del Tuy, Charallave, Santa Teresa del Tuy, Cúa | Miranda | 754,081 | 1694 | 445.14 |  | |
| Guarenas-Guatire conurbation | Guarenas, Guatire | 473,728 | 558 | 848.97 | .JPG) | ||
| Altos Mirandinos Metropolitan Area | Los Teques, San Antonio de Los Altos | 454,929 | 744 | 611.46 |  | ||
| Litoral Varguense conurbation | Maiquetia, Catia La Mar, Caraballeda, La Guaira | Vargas | 341,325 | 942 | 362.34 |  | |
| 2 | Maracaibo Metropolitan Area | Maracaibo, San Francisco, Ciudad Losada, Mara, La Cañada de Urdaneta |  Zulia | 2,487,471 | 9,010 | 276.07 |  |
| 3 | Valencia Metropolitan Area | Valencia, San Diego, Naguanagua, Tocuyito, San Joaquín, Güigüe, Mariara, Los Guayos, Guacara |  Carabobo | 2,074,329 | 2,799 | 741.09 |  |
| 4 | Barquisimeto Metropolitan Area | Barquisimeto, Cabudare |  Lara | 1,291,670 | 3,200 | 403.64 |  |
| 5 | Maracay Metropolitan Area | Maracay, Cagua, Turmero, El Limón, Santa Cruz, Palo Negro, Santa Ritz |  Aragua | 1,249,704 | 832.57 | 1,501 |  |
| 6 | Ciudad Guayana | Ciudad Guayana, San Félix |  Bolívar | 851,071 | 1,612 | 527.95 |  |
| 7 | Barcelona-Puerto La Cruz Metropolitan Area | Barcelona, Puerto La Cruz, Lechería, Guanta |  Anzóategui | 801,071 | 2,029 | 394.81 |  |
| Barcelona | Simón Bolívar Municipality | 465,989 | 1,706 | 273.14 | |||
| Puerto La Cruz | Sotillo Municipality | 272,231 | 244 | 1,115.70 |  | ||
| Lechería | Diego Bautista Urbaneja Municipality | 29,767 | 12 | 2,480.58 |  | ||
| Guanta | Guanta Municipality | 33,835 | 67 | 505 |  | ||
| 8 | Costa Oriental del Lago | Cabimas, Ciudad Ojeda, Lagunillas, Los Puertos de Altagracia, | Zulia | 758,957 | 8,251 | 91.98 | |
| - | Cabimas | 280,171 | 604 | 463.85 |  | ||
| - | Ciudad Ojeda-El Danto-Tía Juana-Lagunillas | 261,404 | 1,233[5] | 212 |  | ||
| - | Los Puertos de Altagracia-Sabaneta de Palmas | 76,243 | 1,966 | 38.78 |  | ||
| - | Mene Grande | 61,960 | 2,816 | 22 |  | ||
| - | Bachaquero | 48,402 | 1,127 | 42.94 |  | ||
| - | Santa Rita | 30,777 | 505 | 60.90 |  | ||
| 9 | San Cristóbal Metropolitan Area | San Cristóbal, Táriba, Palmira, Cordero, Capacho Viejo, Capacho Nuevo, San Josecito |  Táchira | 628,627 | 963 | 652.77 |  |
| 10 | Maturín | - |  Monagas | 472,909[6] | (no exact data for city/urban area) | - |  |
| 11 | Mérida Metropolitan Area | Mérida, Tabay, Ejido, Lagunillas |  Mérida | 447,269 | 2,636 | 169.67 |  |
| 12 | Acarigua-Araure Metropolitan Area | Acarigua, Araure |  Portuguesa | 393,854 | 1,065 | 369.81 |  |
| 13 | Ciudad Bolívar | - | Bolívar | 380,953 | 585 | 65.10 |  |
| 14 | Cumaná | - |  Sucre | 374,706 | 598 | 626.59 | |
| 15 | Barinas | Barinas, Barinitas |  Barinas | 355,413 | - | - | |
References
- ↑ Based on the result of the 2011 Census
- ↑ Circunscripciones por Estados
- ↑ Area of municipalities in Venezuela
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadistica 2011 (adapted to 2013)
- ↑ Includes the area of the Municipalities: Lagunillas and Simón Bolívar
- ↑ 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
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