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Cabimas

Cabimas is a city on the shore of Maracaibo Lake in Zulia State in northwestern Venezuela. In 2005, its population was around 200,859.

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Place details

Locality: Cabimas
Region: Zulia
Country: Venezuela
Population: 351,736
Timezone: America/Caracas

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Cabimas
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.nickname: "La Cenicienta"English: "Cinderella"
Settlement.motto: "La fuerza del ciudadano, proviene de la familia ("The strength of the citizen comes from its family")
Settlement.image_skyline: Autopista_lara_zulia_en_cabimas.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Autopista Lara-Zulia
Settlement.image_flag: Cabimas flag.svg
Settlement.image_seal: ESC-V-Cabimas.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Venezuela
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name: Venezuela
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Zulia
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Cabimas
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1758
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Population: 351735
Area: 157
Elevation: 3
Official website: www.alcaldias.com/cabimas
Image: Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Cabimas.PNG
Dialing code: 264

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Commons category: Cabimas
postal code: 4013
inception: 1758-00-00
P12749: Thuringian Forest

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Overview
Neighbourhoods
Origin of the name
History
Population and infrastructure
Geography
Weather
Relief
Economy
Transport
Cars and vans
Ports / Docks
Landmarks
Christian churches
Parks, squares and museums
Fairs
El Rosario fair
Saint Benedict of Palermo party
Museums, culture centers, libraries
Universities
High schools
Media
Television
Radio stations
Press
Sports
Current teams
Mayors
Notable people
References

Cabimas is a city on the shore of Maracaibo Lake 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 50 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.