Subdivisions of Venezuela

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Venezuela is divided into 23 states (estados), 1 Capital District (Distrito Capital) and the Federal Dependencies (Dependencias Federales de Ultramar) that consist on a large number of Venezuelan islands.

Contents 1 Historical States 2 States 3 Special status areas 4 Municipal organization

Historical States

Prior to the Federal War (1859–1863), Venezuela was divided in provinces, rather than states. The winners were supposed to grant more autonomy to the states, but this was not the case.

After 1863 there were many mergers and splits, and territorial division remained unchanged between the early 1900s and the late 1990s, with the incorporation of states Delta Amacuro, Amazonas and Vargas (in this order).

States

Flag	Coat of Arms	State	Capital city	Population	Area	Region	Location
Image:Amazonas flag.gif	Image:Amazonas coa.gif	Amazonas	Puerto Ayacucho	70,464	180,144 km²	Guayana	Image:Venezuela-amazonas.jpg
Image:Anzoátegui flag.gif	Image:Anzoátegui coa.gif	Anzoátegui	Barcelona	1,222,225	43,300 km²	Nor - Oriental	Image:Venezuela-anzoategui.jpg
Image:Apure flag.gif	Image:Apure coa.gif	Apure	San Fernando de Apure	377,756	76,500 km²	Llanos	Image:Venezuela-apure.jpg
Image:Aragua flag.gif	Image:Aragua coa.gif	Aragua	Maracay	1,449,616	7,014 km²	Central	Image:Venezuela-aragua.jpg
Image:Barinas flag.gif	Image:Barinas coa.gif	Barinas	Barinas	624,508	35,200 km²	Andean	Image:Venezuela-barinas.jpg
Image:Bolívar flag.gif	Image:Bolívar coa.gif	Bolívar	Ciudad Bolívar	1,214,846	238,000 km²	Guayana	Image:Venezuela-bolivar.jpg
Image:Carabobo flag.gif	Image:Carabobo coa.gif	Carabobo	Valencia	1,932,168	4,650 km²	Central	Image:Venezuela-carabobo.jpg
Image:Cojedes flag.gif	Image:Cojedes coa.jpg	Cojedes	San Carlos	253,105	14,800 km²	Central	Image:Venezuela-cojedes.jpg
Image:Delta Amacuro flag.gif	Image:Delta Amacuro coa.gif	Delta Amacuro	Tucupita	97,987	40,200 km²	Guayana	Image:Venezuela-delta.jpg
Image:Falcón flag.gif	Image:Falcón coa.gif	Falcón	Coro	763,180	24,800 km²	Central - Occidental	Image:Venezuela-falcon.jpg
Image:Guárico flag.gif	Image:Guárico coa.gif	Guárico	San Juan De Los Morros	627,086	64,986 km²	Llanos	Image:Venezuela-guarico.jpg
Image:Lara flag.jpg	Image:Lara coa.gif	Lara	Barquisimeto	1,556,415	19,800 km²	Central - Occidental	Image:Venezuela-lara.jpg
Image:Mérida flag.gif	Image:Mérida coa.gif	Mérida	Mérida	715,268	11,300 km²	Andean	Image:Venezuela-merida.jpg
Image:Miranda flag.gif	Image:Miranda coa.gif	Miranda	Los Teques	2,330,872	7,950 km²	Capital	Image:Venezuela-miranda.jpg
Image:Monagas flag.gif	Image:Monagas coa.gif	Monagas	Maturín	712,626	28,930 km²	Nor - Oriental	Image:Venezuela-miranda.jpg
Image:Nueva Esparta flag.gif	Image:Nueva Esparta coa.gif	Nueva Esparta	La Asunción	712,626	28,930 km²	Insular	Image:Venezuela-monagas.jpg
Image:Portuguesa flag.gif	Image:Portuguesa coa.gif	Portuguesa	Guanare	725,740	15,200 km²	Central - Occidental	Image:Venezuela-portuguesa.jpg
Image:Sucre flag.gif	Image:Sucre coa.gif	Sucre	Cumaná	786,483	11,800 km²	Nor - Oriental	Image:Venezuela-sucre.jpg
Image:Táchira flag.gif	Image:Táchira coa.gif	Táchira	San Cristóbal	992,669	11,100 km²	South - Occidental	Image:Venezuela-tachira.jpg
Image:Trujillo flag.gif	Image:Trujillo coa.gif	Trujillo	Trujillo	608,563	7,400 km²	Andean	Image:Venezuela-trujillo.jpg
		Yaracuy	San Felipe	499,049	7,100 km²	Central - Occidental	Image:Venezuela-yaracuy.jpg
Image:Vargas flag.gif	Image:Vargas coa.gif	Vargas	La Güaira	298,109	1,496 km²	Capital	Image:Venezuela-vargas.jpg
Image:Zulia flag.gif	Image:Zulia coa.jpg	Zulia	Maracaibo	2,983,679	63,100 km²	Zulian	Image:Venezuela-zulia.jpg

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Special status areas

• Federal Dependencies
• Capital District

Municipal organization

Venezuelan states are subdivided into "municipalities" (Spanish municipios), which may correspond to either or both of county and city in English-speaking countries. Municipios are the fundamental unit of local government in Venezuela.

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