Apure Department

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Apure Department Departamento del Apure
Department

Coordinates: 8°38′N70°12′W / 8.633°N 70.200°W / 8.633; -70.200
Country	Gran Colombia
District	Distrito del Norte
Created	1824
Dissolved	1830
Capital	Barinas
Population (1820)
• Total	480,000

Apure Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia. It was split from the Venezuela Department.

It encompassed 2 provinces - Barinas Province in the north and Achaguas Province in the south.

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