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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

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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
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, Jesús Enrique Lossada, 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 Puerto Ordaz, 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

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  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
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