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
Coordinates
8.351, -62.641
Record updated
24 June 2025
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 listed in Venezuela, holding 3.4% of the national population.