'Rosario' (or 'La Villa del Rosario') is a town of
Venezuela in the
Zulia state.
It is located about sixty miles southwest of Maracaibo, the State Capital. La Villa del Rosario is the capital of the Municipality of Rosario de Perijá. It has about 120.000 inhabitants(2007). Its economy is based on cattle-raising, agriculture and milk production. It is said that this municipality is the first milk producer in Venezuela.