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Sur del Lago de Maracaibo

Sur del Lago
Subregión
View of Catatumbo lightning, Zulia
View of Catatumbo lightning, Zulia
Approximate extent of Sur del Lago
Approximate extent of Sur del Lago
Country Venezuela
Region Zulia
Area
 • Total 18,440 km2 (7,120 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total 624,177
 • Density 33.849/km2 (87.669/sq mi)

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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