Map of Petare, Venezuela

Petare is a city in Miranda, Venezuela, with a population of about 364,684. It lies at 10.4768°N, 66.8079°W. Petare is about 8 km (5 mi) east of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chacao, 5 km to the northwest.

Petare at a glance

Where is Petare?

• The 13th largest city in Venezuela by recorded population.
• The largest city in Miranda on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 31 min on the shortest day to 12 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Petare

• Chacao — 5 km northwest
• El Hatillo — 6 km south
• Caucagüito — 8 km east
• Caracas — 8 km west
• Baruta — 9 km southwest
• Caraballeda — 16 km north
• San Antonio de Los Altos — 19 km southwest
• Guarenas — 21 km east
• Maiquetía — 21 km northwest
• Carrizal — 24 km southwest

Largest cities in Miranda

• Santa Teresa del Tuy — 278,890
• Los Teques — 252,242
• Guarenas — 248,588
• Baruta — 244,216
• Guatire — 227,666
• Cúa — 182,558
• Ocumare del Tuy — 166,072
• Charallave — 129,182
• Chacao — 64,609
• San Antonio de Los Altos — 63,873

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.