Maracaibo
Municipality
Nickname(s): "La Tierra del Sol Amada" (English: "The Beloved Land of the Sun")
Motto(s): "Muy noble y leal" (English: "Very noble and loyal")
Coordinates: 10°38′N 71°38′W﻿ / ﻿10.633°N 71.633°W﻿ / 10.633; -71.633 Coordinates: 10°38′N 71°38′W﻿ / ﻿10.633°N 71.633°W﻿ / 10.633; -71.633
State | Zulia
Municipality | Maracaibo
Founded | (1) 8 September 1529, (2) 1569, (3) 1574
Founded by | Ambrosio Alfínger (1529), Captain Alonso Pacheco (1569), Captain Pedro Maldonado (1574)
Government
• Type | Mayor-council
• Body | Alcaldía de Maracaibo
• Mayor | Evelyn Trejo de Rosales (UNT)
Area
• Metro | 1,393 km2 (538 sq mi)
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft)
Population (2013)1,200,000
• Rank | 2nd
• Urban | 2,658,355
• Metro | 5,278,448
Demonym(s) | Marabin, Maracaibero(a), Maracucho(a)
Time zone | UTC-4 (VET)
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (not observed)
Postal coded | 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005
Area code | 261
ISO 3166 code | VE-V
Climate | BSh
Website | Alcaldía de Maracaibo (in Spanish)
The area and population figures are for the municipality.