Cabimas
Sign in to saveCabimas is a city on the shore of Maracaibo Lake in Zulia State in northwestern Venezuela. In 2005, its population was around 200,859.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cabimas
- Region
- Zulia
- Country
- Venezuela
- Population
- 351,736
- Timezone
- America/Caracas
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Cabimas
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.nickname
- "La Cenicienta"English: "Cinderella"
- Settlement.motto
- "La fuerza del ciudadano, proviene de la familia ("The strength of the citizen comes from its family")
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Autopista_lara_zulia_en_cabimas.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Autopista Lara-Zulia
- Settlement.image_flag
- Cabimas flag.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- ESC-V-Cabimas.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Venezuela
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
Key dates
- Inception
- 1758
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Venezuela
- Located in
- Municipio Cabimas
- Population
- +351735
- Area
- +157
- Elevation
- +3
- Body of water
- Lake Maracaibo
- Capital of
- Municipio Cabimas
- Official website
- www.alcaldias.com/cabimas
- Image
- Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Cabimas.PNG
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30 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Neighbourhoods
- Origin of the name
- History
- Population and infrastructure
- Geography
- Weather
- Relief
- Economy
- Transport
- Cars and vans
- Ports / Docks
- Landmarks
- Christian churches
- Parks, squares and museums
- Fairs
- El Rosario fair
- Saint Benedict of Palermo party
- Museums, culture centers, libraries
- Universities
- High schools
- Media
- Television
- Radio stations
- Press
- Sports
- Current teams
- Mayors
- Notable people
- References
Cabimas is a city on the shore of Maracaibo Lake in Zulia State in northwestern Venezuela. In 2005, its population was around 200,859.
Before 1900, Venezuela was known to possess commercial quantities of petroleum. One major find was the 'Zumaque I' well in 1914, in the area of Mene Grande, about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Cabimas. It was the blowout of the Barroso No. 2 well in Cabimas in 1922 that marked the beginning of Venezuela's modern history as a major producer.