Cabudare (Spanish pronunciation: [kaβuˈðaɾe], original indigenous name Kabudari), is a city in Lara State, in Venezuela,[1][better source needed] and capital of the Palavecino Municipality.

Located at an elevation of 400 m on the Turbio River, it is on the major west-central freeway, the Autopista Centro Occidental.

Due to the growth of the economy in Barquisimeto, Cabudare has become a bedroom community, with new housing construction replacing the sugar cane fields.

Cabudare currently represents one of the biggest urban growth in Venezuela, due to its commercial and housing expansion.

However, in terms of beauty of the municipality, there are some improvements to be made since there has not been a lot of maintenance in important areas by the previous mayors, so it is needing a push from its inhabitants to their governance in order to improve the city.