| Official Name: | Sarare |
| Pushpin Map: | Venezuela |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name: | Venezuela |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lara |
| Subdivision Name2: | Simón Planas Municipality |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1716 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Amalia Saez (PSUV) |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Footnotes: | estimates |
| Population Total: | 12535 |
| Timezone: | VST |
| Utc Offset: | -4:30 |
| Timezone Dst: | not observed |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4:30 |
| Coordinates: | 9.7839°N -69.1611°W |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Demonym |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 3015 |
Sarare is a town in the Venezuelan state of Lara. It is the seat of the Simón Planas Municipality. The town and surroundings have about 12535 inhabitants. It is located on the shores of the Sarare River, which flows into the Orinoco.
Fray Pedro de Alcalá founded the town in 1716 as Indian missionary town. The first inhabitants were 73 families from the Atures tribe. There were also Indians from the Cherrecheres, Guamonteyes, Guamos, Colorados, Achaguas, Guáricos, Gayones and Otomaco and Taparita groups. A year after the foundation most settlers died from an epidemic.
Fray Diego de Urbique founded Sarare in 1754 as the Mission of Saint Nicolas of Sarare.