Guanare is the capital city of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to the a Coromoto Indian. 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 km² Population (2001 est. ...

Located at the edge of the Southwestern floodplains, near the Andes foothills, Guanare is in a region known for livestock and agricultural production. Guanare is also the location of one of the campuses of UNELLEZ [1], one of the nation's main agricultural universities.