Táchira State

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Estado Táchira is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.

The state capital is San Cristóbal.

Táchira State covers a total surface area of 11,100 km² and, in 2001, had an estimated population of 992,669.

Táchira is one of the four Venezuelan Andean states (The others are Merida, Trujillo and Zulia)

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