Lagunillas Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities that make up
Zulia State
Zulia State (, ; Wayuu language, Wayuu: ''Mma’ipakat Suuria'') is one of the States of Venezuela, 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest population among Vene ...
,
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
. There are about 170,000 inhabitants. The
shire town
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Ciudad Ojeda
Ciudad Ojeda is a city located in the northeastern shore of Lake Maracaibo in Zulia State in northwestern Venezuela. It is the shire town of the Lagunillas Municipality. Its population as of the 2005 census was listed as 128,941.
History
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. It is also the lowest municipality in Venezuela, by -12 m.
See also
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Municipalities of Venezuela
Municipalities () are subdivisions of the states of Venezuela. There are 335 municipalities dividing the 23 states and the Capital District.
Municipalities and their seats by federal entity Capital District
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Municipalities of Zulia
Lowest points of countries
Ciudad Ojeda
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