Sur del Lago de Maracaibo explained

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.

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