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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

Zulia Estado de Venezuela
Municipalities of Zulia

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

Images for kids

  • Iglesia San Rafael Arcangel

    San Rafael Arcangel Church, established in 1843, in San Rafael de El Moján, Zulia

  • Iglesia Santa Barbara I

    Santa Barbara Church was completed in 1888

  • Teatro Baralt by Beria

    The Baralt Theatre was opened in 1883

  • Médanos de Zapara

    Médanos de Zapara (Zapara Dunes), desert landscape on the island of San Carlos, Zulia State

  • Tres tetas desde Ayapaina

    Sierra de Perijá National Park

  • Sunset At Congo Mirador (135960421)

    Sunset At Congo Mirador, Maracaibo Lake

  • Vista hacia el puente sobre el lago de Maracaibo

    Maracaibo Lake

  • Manglares de la Laguna de Sinamaica.

    Mangroves in the Sinamaica Lagoon

  • American Flamingo Flamenco Phoenicopterus Ruber (67375537)

    Flamingos in the Ciénaga de Los Olivitos, a Wildlife Refuge and Fishing Reserve in the Municipality of Miranda

  • Iguana from Vereda del Lago

    Iguana on the Vereda del Lago

  • Atardecer - Lagunillas - Costa Oriental del Lago de Maracaibo

    Oil structures on the Costa Oriental del Lago Region

  • Antigua sede de la Mene Grande Oil Company

    Former headquarters of the Mene Grande Oil Company

  • Juego de la Chinita

    Luis Aparicio El Grande Stadium, Maracaibo, Zulia State

  • Autopista lara zulia en cabimas

    Lara Zulia Highway

  • Metro de Maracaibo

    Metro de Maracaibo (Maracaibo subway)

  • Basilica of the chinita on the night of the Nazarene procession

    Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá (La Chinita), Maracaibo

  • Museo Urdaneta II

    Urdaneta Museum

  • Palacio Legislativo de Maracaibo

    Maracaibo Legislative Palace, seat of the regional parliament since 1880

  • Police Maracaibo

    Regional Police of the State of Zulia

See also

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