El Socorro: facts

At a glance

• Country: Venezuela
• Region: Guárico
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 8.9935° N, 65.7425° W
• Time zone: America/Caracas (UTC-04:00)
• Currency: Bolivar Soberano (VES)
• Distance to the capital, Caracas: 208 km (129 mi), straight line

Getting there

• General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport (BLA): 169 km (105 mi), straight line
• San Tomé Airport (SOM): 175 km (109 mi), straight line
• Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS): 225 km (140 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tucupido: 31 km (19 mi)
• Valle de La Pascua: 38 km (24 mi)
• Santa Maria de Ipire: 50 km (31 mi)
• Zaraza: 61 km (38 mi)
• Chaguaramas: 68 km (42 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Valle de La Pascua, 38 km (24 mi)