Santa Bárbara del Zulia is a city of some 80,000 inhabitants in
Zulia State
Zulia State (, ; Wayuu language, Wayuu: ''Mma’ipakat Suuria'') is one of the States of Venezuela, 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 Vene ...
in
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
. It is located to the south-west of
Maracaibo Lake
Lake Maracaibo () is located in northwestern Venezuela, between the states of Zulia, Trujillo (state), Trujillo, and Mérida (state), Mérida. While Maracaibo is commonly referred to as a lake, its current hydrological characteristics may better ...
, in the Sur del Lago region of the state. Governor and presidential candidate
Manuel Rosales was born in this city on December 12, 1952.
Santa Bárbara is connected by two bridges across the
Escalante River with the city of
San Carlos del Zulia, forming a twin city.
Climate
References
* Emilio Strauss, William Fuenmayor, José Romero.(2000). Atlas del Estado Zulia.
Cities in Zulia
Populated places established in 1704
1704 establishments in the Spanish Empire
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