Local time
Sun, 1:11 AM GMT-4America/CaracasCityCapital
Caracas
10.50° N, 66.92° W
- Population
- 2,985,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 41
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 41 cities of Venezuela in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Venezuela, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- America/Caracas
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Caracas, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Caracas have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name Caracas comes from the Caracas tribe, which originally settled the area; the origin of the tribe's name is unknown.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person