# List of metropolitan areas in Venezuela

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) |
| 1 | Greater Caracas | Caracas | Capital District, Miranda, Vargas | 5,243,301 | 4715.1 | 1,223.41 |
| 1 | Metropolitan District of Caracas | Caracas, Petare, Baruta, Chacao, El Hatillo | Capital District and Miranda | 3,273,863 | 777.1 | 4212.9 |
| 1 | Valles del Tuy Metropolitan Area | Ocumare del Tuy, Charallave, Santa Teresa del Tuy, Cúa | Miranda | 754,081 | 1694 | 445.14 |
| 1 | Guarenas-Guatire conurbation | Guarenas, Guatire | Miranda | 473,728 | 558 | 848.97 |
| 1 | Altos Mirandinos Metropolitan Area | Los Teques, San Antonio de Los Altos | Miranda | 454,929 | 744 | 611.46 |
| 1 | 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 |
| 7 | Barcelona | Simón Bolívar Municipality | Anzóategui | 465,989 | 1,706 | 273.14 |
| 7 | Puerto La Cruz | Sotillo Municipality | Anzóategui | 272,231 | 244 | 1,115.70 |
| 7 | Lechería | Diego Bautista Urbaneja Municipality | Anzóategui | 29,767 | 12 | 2,480.58 |
| 7 | Guanta | Guanta Municipality | Anzóategui | 33,835 | 67 | 505 |
| 8 | Costa Oriental del Lago | Cabimas, Ciudad Ojeda, Lagunillas, Los Puertos de Altagracia, | Zulia | 758,957 | 8,251 | 91.98 |
| 8 | - | Cabimas | Zulia | 280,171 | 604 | 463.85 |
| 8 | - | Ciudad Ojeda-El Danto-Tía Juana-Lagunillas | Zulia | 261,404 | 1,233 | 212 |
| 8 | - | Los Puertos de Altagracia-Sabaneta de Palmas | Zulia | 76,243 | 1,966 | 38.78 |
| 8 | - | Mene Grande | Zulia | 61,960 | 2,816 | 22 |
| 8 | - | Bachaquero | Zulia | 48,402 | 1,127 | 42.94 |
| 8 | - | Santa Rita | Zulia | 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 | - | - |