San Carlos del Zulia

San Carlos del Zulia is the capital of Colón Municipality, located in Zulia State, . Founded on March 14, 1778, by Captain Nicolás José Antúnez Pacheco y de la Cruz y Velasco, alderman of the city of , accompanied by lieutenant Ramón Hernández de la Calle, in charge of the pacification of Motilón Indians populating the area.
  • Type: Town with 56,500 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Del Zulia” and “San Carlos”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airport… is situated 3½ km southwest of San Carlos del Zulia.

San Carlos del Zulia

Latitude
9.0005° or 9° 0′ 2″ north
Longitude
-71.9259° or 71° 55′ 33″ west
Population
56,500
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
67XC232F+6J
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“San Carlos del Zulia” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “San Carlos del Zulia”
  • Chinese: “聖卡洛斯德爾蘇利亞”
  • Chinese: “蘇利亞州聖卡洛斯”
  • Dutch: “San Carlos del Zulia”
  • French: “San Carlos del Zulia”
  • German: “San Carlos del Zulia”
  • Polish: “San Carlos del Zulia”
  • Portuguese: “San Carlos del Zulia”
  • Russian: “Сан Карлос Дел Зулиа”
  • Spanish: “San Carlos del Zulia”
  • Urdu: “سان کارلوس دل زولیا”

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Places to explore: Las Delicias and La Perrera.

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Highlights: Policlínica Sur del Lago and DHL Santa Barbara.

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