Valera: facts

At a glance

• Country: Venezuela
• Region: Trujillo
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 244,708
• Coordinates: 9.3178° N, 70.6036° W
• Time zone: America/Caracas (UTC-04:00)
• Currency: Bolivar Soberano (VES)
• Distance to the capital, Caracas: 428 km (266 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV): 3.3 km (2.1 mi), straight line
• Barinas Airport (BNS): 89 km (55 mi), straight line
• Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG): 140 km (87 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Carvajal: 1.9 km (1.2 mi)
• Escuque: 7.8 km (4.9 mi)
• Motatan: 8.4 km (5.2 mi)
• Pampanito: 15 km (9 mi)
• Betijoque: 16 km (10 mi)