What is the population of Ciudad Guayana?
Ciudad Guayana has a city population of 978,202. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Ciudad Guayana
At 103 m above sea level, Ciudad Guayana is the largest city in Bolívar state and ranks fifth among Venezuela's listed cities with a population of 978,202. The city accounts for 3.4% of the national population and sits 522 km from Caracas. Upata, the nearest listed city, lies 45 km away with a population of 112,617.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 10
Elevation
103 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Caracas
Coordinates
8.351, -62.641
Record updated
2025-06-24
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 214 in VenezuelaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Ciudad Guayana | 978K |
Ciudad Guayana Population FAQ
Where is Ciudad Guayana?
Ciudad Guayana is in Bolivar, Venezuela, 522 km from the capital, Caracas. Its coordinates are 8.351, -62.641.
How big is Ciudad Guayana compared with other cities in Venezuela?
It is the 5th largest of the 214 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Venezuela, holding 3.4% of the national population.