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Encyclopedia > Bolívar State

Estado Bolívar is one of the 23 states (estados) into which The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America.2 It borders the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west. Off the Venezuelan coast are... Venezuela is divided.


The state capital is Sketch of Ciudad Bolívar, 1867 Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela (2004) Ciudad Bolívar is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Bolívar. It was founded in 1764 and, in 2000, had an estimated population of 312,691. It today serves as an important port of eastern... Ciudad Bolívar.


Bolívar State covers a total surface area of 238,000 km² and, in 1997, had an estimated population of 1,207,530.


Municipalities

  1. Caroní ( Ciudad Guayana is a city in Venezuela. It lies south of the Orinoco, where the river is joined by the Caroní River. The city, officially founded in 1961, is actually composed of the old town of San Felix and the new town of Puerto Ordaz, which lie either side of... Ciudad Guayana)
  2. Cedeño (Caicara del Orinoco)
  3. El Callao (El Callao)
  4. Gran Sabana (Santa Elena de Uairén)
  5. Heres (Ciudad Bolívar)
  6. Padre Pedro Chien (El Palmar)
  7. Piar (Upata)
  8. Raúl Leoni (Ciudad Piar)
  9. Roscio (Guasipati)
  10. Sifontes (Tumeremo)
  11. Sucre (Maripa)


See also: Venezuela is divided into 23 states (estados), 1 Capital District (Distrito Capital) and 1 Federal Dependency (Dependencia Federal). States Amazonas – capital Puerto Ayacucho Anzoátegui – capital Barcelona Apure – capital San Fernando de Apure Aragua – capital Maracay Barinas – capital Barinas Bolívar – capital Ciudad Bol... States of Venezuela



 
 

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