rank
| metropolitan areas
| core cities
| states
| population[2] (2013) | Land area[3] | Population density in km2[4] (2013) | Image |
1 | Greater Caracas | Caracas | Capital District, Miranda, Vargas | 5,243,301 | 4715.1 | 1,223.41 | ![](../I/m/Edificios_de_Oficinas_Conjunto_Parque_Central_-.jpg) |
Metropolitan District of Caracas | Caracas, Petare, Baruta, Chacao, El Hatillo | Capital District and Miranda | 3,273,863 | 777.1 | 4212.9 | ![](../I/m/Edificios_en_la_Avenida_Francisco_de_Miranda.JPG) |
Valles del Tuy Metropolitan Area | Ocumare del Tuy, Charallave, Santa Teresa del Tuy, Cúa | Miranda | 754,081 | 1694 | 445.14 | ![](../I/m/Santateresahannes.jpg) |
Guarenas-Guatire conurbation | Guarenas, Guatire | 473,728 | 558 | 848.97 | ![](../I/m/27_DE_FEBRERO_(DO%C3%91A_MENCA_DE_LEONI).JPG) |
Altos Mirandinos Metropolitan Area | Los Teques, San Antonio de Los Altos | 454,929 | 744 | 611.46 | ![](../I/m/Los_Teques_Buildings.jpg) |
Litoral Varguense conurbation | Maiquetia, Catia La Mar, Caraballeda, La Guaira | Vargas | 341,325 | 942 | 362.34 | ![](../I/m/La_Guaira%2C_estado_Vargas.jpg) |
2 | Maracaibo Metropolitan Area | Maracaibo, San Francisco, Ciudad Losada, Mara, La Cañada de Urdaneta | Zulia | 2,487,471 | 9,010 | 276.07 | ![](../I/m/Panorama_of_Maracaibo%2C_Zulia%2C_Venezuela.jpg) |
3 | Valencia Metropolitan Area | Valencia, San Diego, Naguanagua, Tocuyito, San Joaquín, Güigüe, Mariara, Los Guayos, Guacara | Carabobo | 2,074,329 | 2,799 | 741.09 | ![](../I/m/Valencia_panorama.jpg) |
4 | Barquisimeto Metropolitan Area | Barquisimeto, Cabudare | Lara | 1,291,670 | 3,200 | 403.64 | ![](../I/m/Barquisimeto_de_Noche.jpg) |
5 | Maracay Metropolitan Area | Maracay, Cagua, Turmero, El Limón, Santa Cruz, Palo Negro, Santa Ritz | Aragua | 1,249,704 | 832.57 | 1,501 | ![](../I/m/Maracay_Nocturna.jpg) |
6 | Ciudad Guayana | Ciudad Guayana, San Félix | Bolívar | 851,071 | 1,612 | 527.95 | ![](../I/m/Puerto_Ordaz.jpg) |
7 | Barcelona-Puerto La Cruz Metropolitan Area | Barcelona, Puerto La Cruz, Lechería, Guanta | Anzóategui | 801,071 | 2,029 | 394.81 | ![](../I/m/Complejo_Habitacional_%22Marina_del_Rey%22.jpg) |
Barcelona | Simón Bolívar Municipality | 465,989 | 1,706 | 273.14 | ![](../I/m/Lecher%C3%ADa%2C_Estado_Anzo%C3%A1tegui%2C_Venezuela_253.JPG) |
Puerto La Cruz | Sotillo Municipality | 272,231 | 244 | 1,115.70 | ![](../I/m/PuertoLaCruzSkyline.jpg) |
Lechería | Diego Bautista Urbaneja Municipality | 29,767 | 12 | 2,480.58 | ![](../I/m/Vista_a%C3%A9rea_de_Las_Villas.jpg) |
Guanta | Guanta Municipality | 33,835 | 67 | 505 | ![](../I/m/Cae_la_noche_en_Guanta.jpg) |
8 | Costa Oriental del Lago | Cabimas, Ciudad Ojeda, Lagunillas, Los Puertos de Altagracia, | Zulia | 758,957 | 8,251 | 91.98 | |
- | Cabimas | 280,171 | 604 | 463.85 | ![](../I/m/Panoramica_de_cabimas_hacia_el_oeste.png) |
- | Ciudad Ojeda-El Danto-Tía Juana-Lagunillas | 261,404 | 1,233[5] | 212 | ![](../I/m/Ciudad_Ojeda.jpg) |
- | Los Puertos de Altagracia-Sabaneta de Palmas | 76,243 | 1,966 | 38.78 | ![](../I/m/View_from_the_bay_in_the_ports_of_Altagracia.jpg) |
- | Mene Grande | 61,960 | 2,816 | 22 | ![](../I/m/Antigua_sede_de_la_Mene_Grande_Oil_Company.jpg) |
- | Bachaquero | 48,402 | 1,127 | 42.94 | ![](../I/m/Relampago_del_catatumbo_observado_desde_bachaquero-1.jpg) |
- | Santa Rita | 30,777 | 505 | 60.90 | ![](../I/m/Bulevar_San_Benito_I.jpg) |
9 | San Cristóbal Metropolitan Area | San Cristóbal, Táriba, Palmira, Cordero, Capacho Viejo, Capacho Nuevo, San Josecito | Táchira | 628,627 | 963 | 652.77 | ![](../I/m/SanCris1.jpg) |
10 | Maturín | - | Monagas | 472,909[6] | (no exact data for city/urban area) | - | ![](../I/m/Iglesia_Cat%C3%B3lica_Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_del_Carmen.JPG) |
11 | Mérida Metropolitan Area | Mérida, Tabay, Ejido, Lagunillas | Mérida | 447,269 | 2,636 | 169.67 | ![](../I/m/Sur_de_M%C3%A9rida_(Venezuela).JPG) |
12 | Acarigua-Araure Metropolitan Area | Acarigua, Araure | Portuguesa | 393,854 | 1,065 | 369.81 | ![](../I/m/V%C3%ADa_Guanare.JPG) |
13 | Ciudad Bolívar | - | Bolívar | 380,953 | 585 | 65.10 | ![](../I/m/Ciudad_Bol%C3%ADvar_historical_zone.jpg) |
14 | Cumaná | - | Sucre | 374,706 | 598 | 626.59 | ![](../I/m/Cuman%C3%A1-0.JPG) |
15 | Barinas | Barinas, Barinitas | Barinas | 355,413 | - | - | |