Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto is a regional capital in Venezuela with a population of about 1,240,714.
VenezuelaMajor city🏆 #4 most populated in Venezuela🕐 America/Caracas
Barquisimeto is the capital city of Lara and seat of the Iribarren Municipality in Venezuela. Barquisimeto is located in the Central-Western Region. The city is an important urban, industrial, commercial, musical, and transportational center in the country, recognized as the fourth-largest city by population after Caracas, Maracaibo, and Valencia. Barquisimeto is sometimes referred to as the "Music City of Venezuela" due to the large number of musical institutions there. Gustavo Dudamel, the director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, was born in the city.
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About Barquisimeto
| Country | Venezuela |
| Continent | South America |
| Explore | 13 |
| Population | 1,240,714 |
| Local currency | VES |
| Coordinates | 10.0647, -69.3570 |
| Time zone | America/Caracas |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Major city |
| Distance to the capital | 275 km · Caracas |
| Population (Venezuela) | #4 most populated in Venezuela |
| Where on Earth | 10°3′53″N · 69°21′25″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 1,120 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,898 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Cần Thơ (Vietnam) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -10.06, 110.64 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| New York | 3,438 km |
| São Paulo | 4,481 km |
| Los Angeles | 5,630 km |
| London | 7,701 km |
| Paris | 7,832 km |
| Moscow | 10,118 km |