Acarigua: facts

At a glance

• Country: Venezuela
• Region: Portuguesa
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 188,278
• Coordinates: 9.5545° N, 69.1956° W
• Time zone: America/Caracas (UTC-04:00)
• Currency: Bolivar Soberano (VES)
• Distance to the capital, Caracas: 274 km (170 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM): 57 km (36 mi), straight line
• Barinas Airport (BNS): 153 km (95 mi), straight line
• Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN): 154 km (96 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Araure: 5.6 km (3.5 mi)
• Agua Blanca: 15 km (10 mi)
• Piritu: 20 km (13 mi)
• Sarare: 25 km (16 mi)
• Villa Bruzual: 26 km (16 mi)