Machiques
Machiques is a city in Venezuela with a population of about 132,734.
VenezuelaCity🏆 #47 most populated in Venezuela🕐 America/Caracas
Machiques is a city in Zulia State, Venezuela, located in the northwest portion of the country. It is close to the border with Colombia, and the area's main economic activity is cattle raising. On 16 August 2005 West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, en route from Panama City to Fort-de-France, stalled and crashed in a mountainous area of the municipality, killing all 160 people on board.
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About Machiques
| Country | Venezuela |
| Continent | South America |
| Explore | 23 |
| Population | 132,734 |
| Local currency | VES |
| Coordinates | 10.0608, -72.5521 |
| Time zone | America/Caracas |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 622 km · Caracas |
| Population (Venezuela) | #47 most populated in Venezuela |
| Where on Earth | 10°3′39″N · 72°33′8″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 1,120 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,899 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Cần Thơ (Vietnam) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -10.06, 107.45 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| New York | 3,411 km |
| São Paulo | 4,681 km |
| Los Angeles | 5,350 km |
| London | 7,920 km |
| Paris | 8,065 km |
| Moscow | 10,305 km |