Zulia
Appearance
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Zulia (Spanish: Estado Zulia) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo.
Municipalities and municipal seats
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Zulia is divided into 21 municipalities (municipios):
Municipality | Area in km2 |
Population 2011 Census (preliminary) |
Seat | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Almirante Padilla | 151 | 11,929 | El Toro |
2. | Baralt | 2,211 | 89,847 | San Timoteo |
3. | Cabimas | 655 | 263,056 | Cabimas |
4. | Catatumbo | 5,225 | 40,702 | Encontrados |
5. | Colón | 3,368 | 128,729 | San Carlos del Zulia |
6. | Francisco Javier Pulgar | 800 | 33,942 | Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo |
7. | Indígena Bolivariano Guajira | 2,370 | 65,545 | Sinamaica |
8. | Jesús Enrique Lossada | 3,533 | 118,756 | La Concepción |
9. | Jesús María Semprún | 6,003 | 30,484 | Casigua el Cubo |
10. | La Cañada de Urdaneta | 2,073 | 82,210 | Concepción |
11. | Lagunillas | 1,024 | 203,435 | Ciudad Ojeda |
12. | Machiques de Perijá | 9,493 | 122,734 | Machiques |
13. | Mara | 3,588 | 207,221 | San Rafael del Moján |
14. | Maracaibo | 419 | 1,459,448 | Maracaibo |
15. | Miranda | 2,255 | 97,463 | Los Puertos de Altagracia |
16. | Rosario de Perijá | 3,914 | 85,006 | La Villa del Rosario |
17. | San Francisco | 185 | 446,757 | San Francisco |
18. | Santa Rita | 578 | 59,866 | Santa Rita |
19. | Simón Bolívar | 219 | 43,831 | Tía Juana |
20. | Sucre | 874 | 60,819 | Bobures |
21. | Valmore Rodríguez | 1,292 | 52,624 | Bachaquero |