Sur del Lago de Maracaibo | |
Other Name: | Sur del Lago |
Settlement Type: | Subregión |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Venezuela |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Zulia |
Coordinates: | 9°N -73°W |
Area Total Km2: | 18440 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 624,177 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Sur del Lago de Maracaibo (often abbreviated as Sur del Lago, in English South of Maracaibo Lake) is a subregion comprising the territory of the municipalities Jesús María Semprún, Catatumbo, Colón, Francisco Javier Pulgar and Sucre from Zulia state and the municipality Alberto Adriani, Obispo Ramos Lora and the population of Palmarito from Tulio Febres Cordero municipality from the state of Mérida, Venezuela. Its major towns are Santa Barbara del Zulia, San Carlos del Zulia and El Vigia, which represents its economic epicenter.