Zulia
Zulia (Spanish: Estado Zulia ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo.
Municipalities and municipal seats
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 |
Zulia Media
Himno Del Zulia por la Orquesta Sinfónica Infantil de Maracaibo
San Carlos de la Barra Castle was built in the 17th century by the Spanish to protect Maracaibo from pirate attacks