Map of Araure, Venezuela

Araure is a city in Portuguesa, Venezuela, with a population of about 181,820. It lies at 9.5814°N, 69.2385°W. Araure is about 277 km (172 mi) west of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Acarigua, 6 km to the southeast.

Araure at a glance

Where is Araure?

• The 34th largest city in Venezuela by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Portuguesa on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 34 min on the shortest day to 12 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Araure

• Acarigua — 6 km southeast
• Píritu — 24 km south
• Villa Bruzual — 31 km southeast
• Ospino — 40 km southwest
• Sanare — 49 km northwest
• Cabudare — 50 km north
• Barquisimeto — 55 km north
• Quíbor — 57 km northwest
• Yaritagua — 57 km north
• El Tocuyo — 65 km west

Largest cities in Portuguesa

• Acarigua — 188,278
• Guanare — 112,286
• Villa Bruzual — 55,244
• Píritu — 43,746
• Guanarito — 37,219
• Ospino — 33,547

Largest cities in Venezuela

• Caracas — 3,000,000
• Maracaibo — 1,752,602
• Valencia — 1,619,470
• Barquisimeto — 1,240,714
• Ciudad Guayana — 978,202
• Barcelona — 815,141
• Maturín — 647,459
• Maracay — 464,700
• Ciudad Bolívar — 412,619
• Cumaná — 405,626

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.