Five Largest Cities:
1.Caracas 2.Maracaibo 3.Valencia 4.Barquisimeto 5.Ciudad Guayana Rank Size Population: Actual Population: Caracas- 1,942,652 1,942,652 Maracaibo- 971,326 1,898,770 Valencia- 647,551 1,378,958 Barquisimeto- 485,663 936,065 Ciudad Guayana- 43,170 672,651 The rank size rule is invalid for the top five cities in Venezuela. For Maracaibo, The rank size is off by 1,000,000. For Valencia the rank size is off by 700,000. For Barquisimeto the rank size is off by 500,000. For Ciudad Guayana the rank size is off by 600,000. The actual populations are much higher than any of the rank size rule populations. |
Population- 29,679,000
Population Density- 76 people per sq. km % Urban Population- 89% % Urban Population living in slums- N.A Average % change in Urban Population- 2.0% % with improved urban sanitation- N.A % with improved urban water supply- N.A |