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List of metropolitan areas in Venezuela according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (2013).
Metropolitan areas
rank
|
metropolitan areas
|
core cities
|
states
|
population (2013) |
Land area |
Population density in km2 (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 |
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 |
(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 |
- |
- |
|
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