Catia La Mar is a city and port in the municipality of Vargas, in the State of Vargas in Maiquetía

Maiquetía

Maiquetía is a city in the Vargas state of Venezuela, near Caracas.Simón Bolívar International Airport, which handles both international and domestic flights, is located in the city....

, Venezuela. It is Maiquetia

Maiquetía

Maiquetía is a city in the Vargas state of Venezuela, near Caracas.Simón Bolívar International Airport, which handles both international and domestic flights, is located in the city....

's neighbor to the west.

Catia la Mar is about 10 minutes from Simón Bolívar International Airport

Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)

Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetia is an international airport located in Maiquetía, Venezuela, about 13 miles from downtown Caracas....

 (Venezuela's main airport).

Named after a 16th century chief, Catia, contemporary of the famous Guaicaipuro

Guaicaipuro

Guaicaipuro was a native Venezuelan chief of both the Teques and Caracas tribes. Though known today as Guaicaipuro, in documents of the time his name was written Guacaipuro.-Life:...

, the city hosts a naval academy and university, a fishing port called La Zorra, and several beaches (Costa Dorada, Playa La Zorra, Playa Candilejas, Puerto Viejo). Its main neighborhoods are Atlantida, Playa Grande, Páez, Ezequiel Zamora, La Lucha, and La Soublette.

According to a 1999 census, the city claims over 127,000 inhabitants.