What is the population of Maturín?
Maturín has a city population of 647,459. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Maturín
The largest city in Monagas lies 413 km from the national capital, with its nearest neighbours scattered between 42 and 93 km away. Maturín holds a population of 647,459, accounting for 2.3% of Venezuela's total, and ranks seventh among the country's major cities. Caripito, the closest neighbouring centre, sits 42 km distant with a population of 43,448.
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 6
Elevation
71 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Caracas
Coordinates
9.746, -63.183
Record updated
2026-04-14
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 |
| Maturín | 647K |
Maturín Population FAQ
Where is Maturín?
Maturín is in Monagas, Venezuela, 413 km from the capital, Caracas. Its coordinates are 9.746, -63.183.
How big is Maturín compared with other cities in Venezuela?
It is the 7th largest of the 214 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Venezuela, holding 2.3% of the national population.