Venezuela — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Venezuela had an estimated population of 24,847,273 in 2005, with 106 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Venezuela today — population now 28,870,195, against 24,847,273 in 2005.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 3,723,456 |
| 2 | Maracaibo | 2,063,300 |
| 3 | Maracay | 1,379,147 |
| 4 | Barquisimeto | 1,172,209 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maracaibo | Zulia | 1,948,102 |
| 2 | Caracas | Distrito Capital | 1,815,679 |
| 3 | Valencia | Carabobo | 1,385,083 |
| 4 | Barquisimeto | Lara | 809,490 |
| 5 | Ciudad Guayana | Bolívar | 746,535 |
| 6 | Barcelona | Anzoátegui | 424,795 |
| 7 | Maturín | Monagas | 410,972 |
| 8 | Maracay | Aragua | 395,360 |
| 9 | Petare | Miranda | 364,684 |
| 10 | Turmero | Aragua | 344,700 |
| 11 | Ciudad Bolívar | Bolívar | 291,119 |
| 12 | Barinas | Barinas | 284,289 |
| 13 | Santa Teresa | Miranda | 278,890 |
| 14 | Cumaná | Sucre | 257,783 |
| 15 | San Cristóbal | Táchira | 246,583 |
| 16 | Baruta | Miranda | 244,216 |
| 17 | Puerto la Cruz | Anzoátegui | 218,212 |
| 18 | Mérida | Mérida | 215,259 |
| 19 | Cabimas | Zulia | 200,818 |
| 20 | Coro | Falcón | 195,227 |
| 21 | Guatire | Miranda | 191,903 |
| 22 | Cúa | Miranda | 182,558 |
| 23 | Guarenas | Miranda | 181,612 |
| 24 | Los Teques | Miranda | 173,705 |
| 25 | Ocumare del Tuy | Miranda | 166,072 |
| 26 | Puerto Cabello | Carabobo | 163,847 |
| 27 | Guacara | Carabobo | 151,752 |
| 28 | El Tigre | Anzoátegui | 150,999 |
| 29 | El Limón | Aragua | 148,247 |
| 30 | Acarigua | Portuguesa | 143,704 |
| 31 | Punto Fijo | Falcón | 131,784 |
| 32 | Cabudare | Lara | 130,844 |
| 33 | Charallave | Miranda | 129,182 |
| 34 | Palo Negro | Aragua | 128,875 |
| 35 | Cagua | Aragua | 119,033 |
| 36 | Anaco | Anzoátegui | 117,596 |
| 37 | Calabozo | Guárico | 117,132 |
| 38 | Guanare | Portuguesa | 112,286 |
| 39 | Carúpano | Sucre | 112,082 |
| 40 | Ejido | Mérida | 106,915 |
| 41 | Catia La Mar | Miranda | 106,822 |
| 42 | Mariara | Carabobo | 105,486 |
| 43 | Carora | Lara | 93,788 |
| 44 | Valera | Trujillo | 93,756 |
| 45 | Yaritagua | Yaracuy | 89,662 |
| 46 | Valle de la Pascua | Guárico | 89,080 |
| 47 | San Juan de los Morros | Guárico | 87,739 |
| 48 | Porlamar | Nueva Esparta | 87,120 |
| 49 | La Victoria | Aragua | 87,045 |
| 50 | Tinaquillo | Cojedes | 82,145 |
| 51 | El Cafetal | Miranda | 80,029 |
| 52 | San Fernando | Apure | 78,779 |
| 53 | San Carlos | Cojedes | 77,192 |
| 54 | San Felipe | Yaracuy | 76,766 |
| 55 | Villa de Cura | Aragua | 76,614 |
| 56 | Ciudad Ojeda | Zulia | 73,794 |
| 57 | Araure | Portuguesa | 73,054 |
| 58 | Güigüe | Carabobo | 71,530 |
| 59 | Villa del Rosario | Zulia | 65,011 |
| 60 | Chacao | Miranda | 64,609 |
| 61 | San Antonio de los Altos | Miranda | 63,873 |
| 62 | Machiques | Zulia | 62,968 |
| 63 | San José de Guanipa | Anzoátegui | 62,128 |
| 64 | El Vigía | Mérida | 59,092 |
| 65 | Punta Cardón | Falcón | 58,926 |
| 66 | Los Dos Caminos | Miranda | 58,168 |
| 67 | El Hatillo | Miranda | 57,591 |
| 68 | La Dolorita | Miranda | 56,846 |
| 69 | San Carlos del Zulia | Zulia | 56,582 |
| 70 | Upata | Bolívar | 53,685 |
| 71 | El Tocuyo | Lara | 53,099 |
| 72 | Maiquetía | Vargas | 52,564 |
| 73 | Caucagüita | Miranda | 52,556 |
| 74 | Puerto Ayacucho | Amazonas | 52,526 |
| 75 | Rubio | Táchira | 51,568 |
| 76 | Tucupita | Delta Amacuro | 51,534 |
| 77 | San Mateo | Aragua | 50,401 |
| 78 | Goaigoaza | Carabobo | 49,767 |
| 79 | Chivacoa | Yaracuy | 45,904 |
| 80 | Morón | Carabobo | 44,308 |
| 81 | Lagunillas | Zulia | 44,257 |
| 82 | San Joaquín | Carabobo | 41,630 |
| 83 | Quíbor | Lara | 41,526 |
| 84 | Zaraza | Guárico | 41,483 |
| 85 | Carrizal | Miranda | 40,618 |
| 86 | Altagracia de Orituco | Guárico | 40,052 |
| 87 | Tacarigua | Carabobo | 39,205 |
| 88 | San Juan de Colón | Táchira | 38,233 |
| 89 | Trujillo | Trujillo | 38,110 |
| 90 | Caraballeda | Vargas | 37,824 |
| 91 | Villa Rosa | Nueva Esparta | 36,854 |
| 92 | La Asunción | Nueva Esparta | 35,084 |
| 93 | Los Rastrojos | Lara | 34,636 |
| 94 | Barinitas | Barinas | 34,397 |
| 95 | Las Teyerías | Aragua | 33,320 |
| 96 | Cantaura | Anzoátegui | 33,040 |
| 97 | San Antonio del Táchira | Táchira | 32,458 |
| 98 | Santa Rita | Zulia | 31,810 |
| 99 | Bachaquero | Zulia | 30,869 |
| 100 | Guasdualito | Apure | 30,860 |
| 101 | Nirgua | Yaracuy | 30,188 |
| 102 | Villa Bruzual | Portuguesa | 27,993 |
| 103 | Táriba | Táchira | 27,432 |
| 104 | Filas de Mariche | Miranda | 27,313 |
| 105 | La Fría | Táchira | 27,077 |
| 106 | La Guaira | Vargas | 25,259 |
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zulia | 3,265,278 |
| 2 | Miranda | 2,497,809 |
| 3 | Carabobo | 2,115,683 |
| 4 | Distrito Capital | 1,815,679 |
| 5 | Lara | 1,686,781 |
| 6 | Aragua | 1,566,938 |
| 7 | Anzoátegui | 1,358,328 |
| 8 | Bolívar | 1,335,034 |
| 9 | Táchira | 1,055,155 |
| 10 | Sucre | 819,493 |
| 11 | Falcón | 818,502 |
| 12 | Monagas | 805,365 |
| 13 | Portuguesa | 781,811 |
| 14 | Mérida | 765,620 |
| 15 | Barinas | 702,662 |
| 16 | Guárico | 675,810 |
| 17 | Trujillo | 644,637 |
| 18 | Yaracuy | 540,575 |
| 19 | Nueva Esparta | 416,761 |
| 20 | Apure | 415,795 |
| 21 | Vargas | 301,740 |
| 22 | Cojedes | 280,818 |
| 23 | Delta Amacuro | 103,602 |
| 24 | Amazonas | 75,538 |
| 25 | Dependencias Federales | 1,859 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.