| Barbacoas | |
| Pushpin Map: | Venezuela |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | Aragua |
| Subdivision Name2: | Urdaneta Municipality |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1712 |
| Population Total: | 16,469 |
| Timezone: | VET |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 9.4833°N -66.9761°W |
| Elevation M: | 557 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Demonym |
| Population Blank1: | Barbacoense |
| Area Code: | 0246 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 2301 |
Barbacoas is a city in the state of Aragua, Venezuela. It is the shire town of the Urdaneta Municipality.[1]
It was founded, in 1712, with the name San Andrés de Aricapano de Barbacoas, and during the eighteenth century was known as "Partido de Aricapano".