Araure: facts

At a glance

• Country: Venezuela
• Region: Portuguesa
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 181,820
• Coordinates: 9.5814° N, 69.2385° W
• Time zone: America/Caracas (UTC-04:00)
• Currency: Bolivar Soberano (VES)
• Distance to the capital, Caracas: 277 km (172 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM): 53 km (33 mi), straight line
• Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV): 150 km (93 mi), straight line
• Barinas Airport (BNS): 152 km (94 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Acarigua: 5.6 km (3.5 mi)
• Agua Blanca: 17 km (11 mi)
• Piritu: 24 km (15 mi)
• Sarare: 24 km (15 mi)
• Villa Bruzual: 31 km (19 mi)