States of Venezuela

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States, Federal Dependencies and Capital District
Estados, Dependencias Federales y Distrito Capital (Spanish)
Venezuela Administrative Divisions.jpg
Category Federated state
Location Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Number
  • 23 states
  • 1 Capital District
  • 1 Federal Dependency
Populations146,480 (Amazonas) – 3,704,404 (Zulia)
Areas1,100 km2 (440 sq mi) (Nueva Esparta) – 240,000 km2 (92,000 sq mi) (Bolívar)
Government
Subdivisions

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a federation made up of twenty-three 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.

Contents

The states and territories of Venezuela are usually organized into regions (Spanish : regiones), although these regions are mostly geographical entities rather than administrative entities.

Historical states

Prior to the Federal War (18591863), 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).

Proposed states

On 5 December 2023, following a referendum held two days earlier, Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro published a new map showing the claimed region of Guayana Esequiba as 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.

Regions

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.

RegionSpanishStates
Andean Andina Mérida, Táchira, Trujillo
Capital Capital Caracas (Capital District), La Guaira (Vargas), Miranda
Central Centro Aragua, Carabobo
Central-Western Centro-Occidente Falcón, Lara, Yaracuy
Guayana Guayana Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro
Insular Insular Nueva Esparta, Federal Dependencies
Los Llanos Los Llanos Apure, Barinas, Cojedes, Guárico, Portuguesa
Eastern Oriental Anzoátegui, Monagas, Sucre
Zulian Zulia Zulia

States

Below is a list of the 23 states of Venezuela. The states are listed along with their correspondent emblems, data and location.

FlagStateCapitalLargest cityPopulation

(2021) [4]

Population
(2011)
Area
(km2)
Density per km2 (2021)Density per km2 (2011)RegionMap
Flag of Amazonas Indigenous State.svg Amazonas Puerto Ayacucho 180,000146,480180,1450.990.81 Guayana Amazonas in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Anzoategui State (original version).svg Anzoátegui Barcelona 1,570,0001,469,74743,30036.2633.94 Eastern Anzoategui in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Apure State.svg Apure San Fernando de Apure 570,000459,02576,5007.456.00 Llanos Apure in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Aragua State.svg Aragua Maracay 1,640,0001,630,3087,014233.82232.44 Central Aragua in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Barinas State.svg Barinas Barinas 830,000816,26435,20023.5823.19 Andean Barinas in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Bolivar State.svg Bolívar Ciudad Bolívar Ciudad Guayana 1,730,0001,410,964238,0007.275.93 Guayana Bolivar in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Carabobo State.svg Carabobo Valencia 2,240,0002,245,7444,650481.72482.96 Central Carabobo in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Cojedes State.svg Cojedes San Carlos 330,000323,16514,80022.2921.84 Central Cojedes in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Delta Amacuro State.svg Delta Amacuro Tucupita 190,000167,67640,2004.724.17 Guayana Delta Amacuro in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Falcon.svg Falcón Coro Punto Fijo 990,000902,84724,80039.9236.41 Central-Western Falcon in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Guarico.svg Guárico San Juan de los Morros Calabozo 830,000747,73964,98612.7711.51 Llanos Guarico in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Vargas State.svg La Guaira La Guaira 340,000352,9201,496227.27235.91 Capital Vargas in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Lara State.svg Lara Barquisimeto 1,870,0001,774,86719,80094.4489.64 Central-Western Lara in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Merida State.svg Mérida Mérida 880,000828,59211,30077.8873.33 Andean Merida in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Miranda state.svg Miranda Los Teques 2,970,0002,675,1657,950373.58336.50 Capital Miranda in Venezuela.svg
Bandera de el estado Monagas.svg Monagas Maturín 930,000905,44328,93032.1531.30 Eastern Monagas in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Nueva Esparta.svg Nueva Esparta La Asunción Porlamar 570,000491,6101,150495.65427.90 Insular Nueva Esparta in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Portuguesa.svg Portuguesa Guanare 930,000876,49615,20061.1857.66 Central-Western Portuguesa in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Sucre State.svg Sucre Cumaná 990,000896,29111,80083.9075.96 Eastern Sucre in Venezuela.svg
Bandera del Estado Tachira.svg Táchira San Cristóbal 1,030,0001,168,90811,10092.79105.31 Andean Tachira in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Trujillo State.svg Trujillo Trujillo Valera 770,000686,3677,400104.0592.75 Andean Trujillo in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Yaracuy State.svg Yaracuy San Felipe 670,000600,8527,10094.3784.63 Central-Western Yaracuy in Venezuela.svg
Flag of Zulia State.svg Zulia Maracaibo 3,830,0003,704,40463,10060.7058.71 Zulian Zulia in Venezuela.svg
Disputed state whose territory is controlled by Guyana:
Guayana Esequiba Tumeremo
(administrative center)
128,000125,000159,5420.80.78 Guayana Guayana Esequiba in Venezuela.svg

By Human Development Index

HDI of Venezuelan states in 2017 Venezuelan states by HDI (2017).svg
HDI of Venezuelan states in 2017
RankStateHDI (2022) [5]
High human development
1 Flag of Caracas (2022).svg Capital District 0.743
2 Flag of Miranda State.svg Miranda 0.730
3 Flag of Aragua State.svg Aragua 0.725
4 Flag of Carabobo State.svg Carabobo 0.719
5 Flag of Vargas State.svg Vargas
6 Flag of Nueva Esparta.svg Nueva Esparta 0.718
7 Flag of Anzoategui State.svg Anzoátegui 0.710
8 Flag of Bolivar State.svg Bolívar 0.701
Medium human development
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 0.699
9 Flag of Tachira State.svg Táchira 0.697
10 Flag of Monagas.svg Monagas 0.689
11 Flag of Falcon State.svg Falcón
12 Flag of Merida State.svg Mérida 0.688
13 Flag of Zulia State.svg Zulia 0.684
14 Flag of Delta Amacuro State.svg Delta Amacuro 0.683
15 Flag of Amazonas Indigenous State.svg Amazonas 0.679
16 Flag of Lara State.svg Lara
17 Flag of Cojedes State.svg Cojedes 0.676
18 Flag of Sucre State.svg Sucre 0.669
19 Flag of Trujillo State.svg Trujillo
20 Flag of Yaracuy State.svg Yaracuy 0.666
21 Flag of Guarico State.svg Guárico 0.661
22 Flag of Portuguesa.svg Portuguesa 0.646
23 Flag of Barinas State.svg Barinas
24 Flag of Apure State.svg Apure 0.628

Special status areas

FlagStateCapitalPopulation
(2011)
Area
(km2)
RegionMap
Flag of Caracas (2022).svg Capital District Caracas 1,943,901433 Capital Capital District in Venezuela (special marker).svg
Federal dependencies of Venezuela's Flag.svg Federal Dependencies Los Roques 2,155342 Insular Federal Dependencies in Venezuela (special marker).svg

State name etymologies

Several states are named for historical figures:

Several states are named for natural features:

Other naming origins:

See also

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