Sur del Lago de Maracaibo (often abbreviated as Sur del Lago, in English South of Maracaibo Lake) is a subregion comprising the territory of the municipalities , , , and from Zulia state and the municipality Alberto Adriani, Obispo Ramos Lora and the population of from from the state of Mérida, Venezuela. Its major towns are Santa Barbara del Zulia, San Carlos del Zulia and , which represents its economic epicenter.