States or Territories

Lara

State

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Lara." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/lara.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Lara. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/lara

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-lara,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Lara},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/lara},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Lara is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, in the country's Central-Western Region. Its capital is Barquisimeto, and a 2015 census recorded a population of 2,019,211 across a total area of 19,800 square kilometers.

Facts

Capital

Barquisimeto 1

Population

2,019,211 1

2015 figure from Lara's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2015 1

Area (sq km)

19,800 1

Latitude

10.07 degrees north 1

Longitude

69.86 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Barquisimeto

Barquisimeto is associated with Lara.

Source Barquisimeto (Wikipedia)

Venezuela

Lara is a state of Venezuela.

Source Lara (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Barquisimeto

Barquisimeto is the capital of Lara.

Source Barquisimeto (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Lara (Wikipedia)

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Lara State...is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Lara is located in the Central-Western Region, Venezuela. The state capital is Barquisimeto. Lara State covers a total surface area of 19,800 km2 (7,600 sq mi) and, in 2015, had a census population of 2,019,211.

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1. Lara (Wikipedia)

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