Zulia River
() is a river in
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
and
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
. It is a tributary of the
Catatumbo River
The Catatumbo River ( es, Río Catatumbo) is a river rising in northern Colombia, flowing into Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. The Catatumbo River is approximately long. It forms a part of the international boundary between the two countries. The ...
. The Zulia forms a small part of the international boundary between the two countries.
Zulia
Zulia State ( es, Estado Zulia, ; Wayuu: ''Mma’ipakat Suuria'') is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest population among Venezuela's states. It ...
is a state in northwestern of Venezuela surrounded by the border of gulf of Venezuela and west of Colombia. Zulia is one of the 23 state of Venezuela. The State capital is Maracaibo.
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Rivers of Colombia
Rivers of Venezuela
Maracaibo basin
Colombia–Venezuela border
International rivers of South America
Border rivers
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