NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Administrative regions of Venezuela

Venezuela's states, capital district, and federal dependencies have been grouped into administrative regions since a 1969 decree on regionalization that institutionalized a process of region development. The regions thereby created have been successively modified until attaining their present shape. Map of Venezuela 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. ...

Categories: Venezuela stubs | Geography of Venezuela Barinas State Anthem State motto: Dios y FederaciÃ³n (English: God and Federation). ... MÃ©rida State Anthem Location within Venezuela Created (given current status) 1864 State capital MÃ©rida Area 11,300 kmÂ² Population (2001 est. ... Estado TÃ¡chira is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Trujillo State Anthem Location whithin Venezuela Created (given current status) 1899 State capital Trujillo Area 7,400 kmÂ² Population (2001 est. ... Apure State Anthem Location whithin Venezuela Created (given current status) 1901 State capital San Fernando de Apure Area 76,500 kmÂ² Population (2001 est. ... Estado Miranda is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Vargas State Anthem Location whithin Venezuela Created (given current status) 1997Â¹ State capital La GÃ¼aira Area 1,496 kmÂ² Population (2001 est. ... Capital District (spanish Distrito Capital) is the capital area of Venezuela which is placed on the same rank of states. ... Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. ... Estado Carabobo is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado Cojedes is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado FalcÃ³n is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado Lara is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Portuguesa State Anthem State motto: Honor y Gloria (English: Honor and Glory) Location within Venezuela Created (given current status) 1909 State capital Guanare Area 15,200 kmÂ² Population (2001 est. ... Estado Yaracuy is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... In Spanish: Estado BolÃvar, is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado Amazonas is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado Delta Amacuro is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado Nueva Esparta is one of the 23 states (estados) of Venezuela. ... The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela encompass all of Venezuelas off shore islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Venezuela. ... Apure State Anthem Location whithin Venezuela Created (given current status) 1901 State capital San Fernando de Apure Area 76,500 kmÂ² Population (2001 est. ... Estado GuÃ¡rico is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... AnzoÃ¡tegui State Anthem State motto: Tumba de sus tiranos (English: Tomb of their tyrants) Location within Venezuela Created (given current status) 1909 State capital Barcelona Area 43,300 kmÂ² Population (2001 est. ... Estado Monagas is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Estado Sucre is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Zulia State Anthem Location within Venezuela Created (given current status) 1864 State capital Maracaibo Area 63,100 kmÂ² Population (2001 est. ...