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Cabimas
Zulia, Venezuela · South America
About Cabimas
Cabimas sits on the route: 15 minutes from Punta Gorda.
Cabimas is in Zulia, Venezuela, with about 350,000 people. The nearest town is Punta Gorda, about 8 km away.
Cabimas is a city on the Costa Oriental del Lago de Maracaibo in Zulia State in northwestern Venezuela. In 2005, its population was around 200,859.
Before 1900, Venezuela was known to possess commercial quantities of petroleum. One major find was the 'Zumaque I' well in 1914, in the area of Mene Grande, about 50Read more
miles (80 km) southeast of Cabimas. It was the blowout of the Barroso No. 2 well in Cabimas in 1922 that marked the beginning of Venezuela's modern history as a major producer.
Cabimas still plays an important role in production from the nation's largest oil fields, which are located around and beneath Lake Maracaibo. Other fields are increasing in importance, mainly in eastern Venezuela. Most refining in Venezuela takes place in refineries outside the Cabimas area.
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Cabimas is in Zulia, Venezuela, about 8 km from Punta Gorda.
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- Population
- 351,736
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Venezuela
- Region
- Zulia
- Timezone
- America/Caracas
- Coordinates
- 10.3991, -71.4521
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