Barrancas: facts

At a glance

• Country: Venezuela
• Region: Barinas
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 24,354
• Coordinates: 8.7696° N, 70.1109° W
• Time zone: America/Caracas (UTC-04:00)
• Currency: Bolivar Soberano (VES)
• Distance to the capital, Caracas: 403 km (250 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Barinas Airport (BNS): 21 km (13 mi), straight line
• Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV): 82 km (51 mi), straight line
• Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM): 164 km (102 mi), straight line

Nearby

• La Yuca: 8.8 km (5.5 mi)
• Veguitas: 14 km (9 mi)
• Boconoito: 17 km (10 mi)
• Los Guasimitos: 18 km (11 mi)
• Obispos: 18 km (11 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Barinas, 21 km (13 mi)