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States, Federal Dependencies and Capital District Estados, Dependencias Federales y Distrito Capital (Spanish) | |
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Category | Federated state |
Location | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
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Populations | 146,480 (Amazonas) – 3,704,404 (Zulia) |
Areas | 1,100 km2 (440 sq mi) (Nueva Esparta) – 240,000 km2 (92,000 sq mi) (Bolívar) |
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The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a federation made up of twenty-four states ( Spanish : estados), a Capital District ( Spanish : Distrito Capital) and the Federal Dependencies ( Spanish : Dependencias Federales), which consist of many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. [1] Venezuela claims the disputed Essequibo territory as one of its states, which it calls Guayana Esequiba, but the territory is controlled by Guyana as part of six of its regions.
The states and territories of Venezuela are usually organized into regions (Spanish : regiones), although these regions are mostly geographical entities rather than administrative entities.
Prior to the Federal War (1859–1863), the country was divided into provinces rather than states (see Provinces of Venezuela). The victorious forces were supposed to grant more autonomy to the individual states, but this was not implemented.
From 1863 to the early 1900s there were numerous territorial changes, including the merger and splitting of states, but from then until the 1990s the states were left unchanged. States that existed during this time included Guzmán Blanco State (1873–1889). Originally a renamed Aragua State, in 1881 the states of Miranda, Guárico, Nueva Esparta and the Vargas department of the Federal District were merged into the state. This was part of a territorial reorganisation reducing the number of states from 20 to 9, which was reversed in 1901.
The 1990s saw the creation of three new states: Delta Amacuro (1991), Amazonas (1994), and Vargas (1998).
On 5 December 2023, following a referendum held two days earlier, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro published a new map showing the claimed region of Guayana Esequiba as integral part of Venezuela. [2] He urged legislators to create a law which would establish a new state covering the disputed region. [3] The Venezuelan referendum on annexing the area led to a diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
Then, on 21 March 2024, a new law has been ratified that creates a new state named Guayana Esequiba State [4] .
Venezuela's territory is generally divided into nine geographical regions, which are mostly used for geographical, cultural and planning purposes but do not have active administrative bodies.
Region | Spanish | States |
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Andean | Andina | Mérida, Táchira, Trujillo |
Capital | Capital | Capital District, La Guaira, Miranda |
Central | Centro | Aragua, Carabobo |
Central-Western | Centro-Occidente | Falcón, Lara, Yaracuy |
Guayana | Guayana | Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Guayana Esequiba |
Insular | Insular | Nueva Esparta, Federal Dependencies |
Los Llanos | Los Llanos | Apure, Barinas, Cojedes, Guárico, Portuguesa |
Eastern | Oriental | Anzoátegui, Monagas, Sucre |
Zulian | Zulia | Zulia |
Below is a list of the 23 states of Venezuela. The states are listed along with their correspondent emblems, data and location.
Flag | State | Capital | Largest city | Population (2021) [5] | Population (2011) | Area (km2) | Density per km2 (2021) | Density per km2 (2011) | Region | Map |
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Amazonas | Puerto Ayacucho | 180,000 | 146,480 | 180,145 | 0.99 | 0.81 | Guayana | |||
Anzoátegui | Barcelona | 1,570,000 | 1,469,747 | 43,300 | 36.26 | 33.94 | Eastern | |||
Apure | San Fernando de Apure | 570,000 | 459,025 | 76,500 | 7.45 | 6.00 | Llanos | |||
Aragua | Maracay | 1,640,000 | 1,630,308 | 7,014 | 233.82 | 232.44 | Central | |||
Barinas | Barinas | 830,000 | 816,264 | 35,200 | 23.58 | 23.19 | Andean | |||
Bolívar | Ciudad Bolívar | Ciudad Guayana | 1,730,000 | 1,410,964 | 238,000 | 7.27 | 5.93 | Guayana | ||
Carabobo | Valencia | 2,240,000 | 2,245,744 | 4,650 | 481.72 | 482.96 | Central | |||
Cojedes | San Carlos | 330,000 | 323,165 | 14,800 | 22.29 | 21.84 | Central | |||
Delta Amacuro | Tucupita | 190,000 | 167,676 | 40,200 | 4.72 | 4.17 | Guayana | |||
Falcón | Coro | 990,000 | 902,847 | 24,800 | 39.92 | 36.41 | Central-Western | |||
Guárico | San Juan de los Morros | Calabozo | 830,000 | 747,739 | 64,986 | 12.77 | 11.51 | Llanos | ||
La Guaira | La Guaira | 340,000 | 352,920 | 1,496 | 227.27 | 235.91 | Capital | |||
Lara | Barquisimeto | 1,870,000 | 1,774,867 | 19,800 | 94.44 | 89.64 | Central-Western | |||
Mérida | Mérida | 880,000 | 828,592 | 11,300 | 77.88 | 73.33 | Andean | |||
Miranda | Los Teques | 2,970,000 | 2,675,165 | 7,950 | 373.58 | 336.50 | Capital | |||
Monagas | Maturín | 930,000 | 905,443 | 28,930 | 32.15 | 31.30 | Eastern | |||
Nueva Esparta | La Asunción | Porlamar | 570,000 | 491,610 | 1,150 | 495.65 | 427.90 | Insular | ||
Portuguesa | Guanare | 930,000 | 876,496 | 15,200 | 61.18 | 57.66 | Central-Western | |||
Sucre | Cumaná | 990,000 | 896,291 | 11,800 | 83.90 | 75.96 | Eastern | |||
Táchira | San Cristóbal | 1,030,000 | 1,168,908 | 11,100 | 92.79 | 105.31 | Andean | |||
Trujillo | Trujillo | Valera | 770,000 | 686,367 | 7,400 | 104.05 | 92.75 | Andean | ||
Yaracuy | San Felipe | 670,000 | 600,852 | 7,100 | 94.37 | 84.63 | Central-Western | |||
Zulia | Maracaibo | 3,830,000 | 3,704,404 | 63,100 | 60.70 | 58.71 | Zulian | |||
Disputed state whose territory is controlled by Guyana: | ||||||||||
Guayana Esequiba | Tumeremo (administrative center) | 128,000 | 125,000 | 159,542 | 0.8 | 0.78 | Guayana |
Rank | State | HDI (2021) [6] | |||||||
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High human development | |||||||||
1 | Capital District | 0.737 | |||||||
2 | Miranda | 0.724 | |||||||
3 | Aragua | 0.718 | |||||||
4 | Carabobo | 0.713 | |||||||
5 | Nueva Esparta | 0.712 | |||||||
Vargas | |||||||||
7 | Anzoátegui | 0.703 | |||||||
Medium human development | |||||||||
8 | Bolívar | 0.695 | |||||||
– | Venezuela | 0.691 | |||||||
9 | Táchira | 0.689 | |||||||
10 | Monagas | 0.682 | |||||||
11 | Falcón | 0.681 | |||||||
12 | Mérida | 0.679 | |||||||
13 | Zulia | 0.677 | |||||||
14 | Delta Amacuro | 0.676 | |||||||
15 | Amazonas | 0.672 | |||||||
16 | Lara | 0.671 | |||||||
17 | Cojedes | 0.668 | |||||||
18 | Sucre | 0.660 | |||||||
Trujillo | |||||||||
20 | Yaracuy | 0.657 | |||||||
21 | Guárico | 0.653 | |||||||
22 | Portuguesa | 0.638 | |||||||
23 | Barinas | 0.637 | |||||||
24 | Apure | 0.619 |
Flag | State | Capital | Population (2011) | Area (km2) | Region | Map |
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Capital District | Caracas | 1,943,901 | 433 | Capital | ||
Federal Dependencies | Los Roques | 2,155 | 342 | Insular |
Several states are named for historical figures:
Several states are named for natural features:
Other naming origins:
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