Barinas (state)
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| Estado Barinas | |||||
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| Barinas State Anthem | |||||
| Motto: Dios y Federación (Spanish: God and Federation) |
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 Location within Venezuela |
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| Created (given current status) |
1937 | ||||
| State capital | Barinas | ||||
| Area •% |
35,200 km² 3,84 (Ranked 8th) |
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| Population •% |
730,407 hab. (2005 est.) 2,87 (Ranked 15th) |
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| Emblematic tree | The Cedro (Cedrela odorata) |
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| ISO 3166-2 | VE-E |
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| Governor | Hugo de los Reyes Chávez 2004 - 2008 |
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| Website: Portal del Estado Barinas | |||||
Estado Barinas is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.
The state capital is Barinas. Current President Hugo Chávez was born in this state. The governor is Hugo Chávez's father.
Barinas State covers a total surface area of 35,200 km² and, in 2001, had an estimated population of 624 508.
[edit] Municipalities and municipal seats
- Alberto Arvelo Torrealba (Sabaneta)
- Andrés Eloy Blanco (El Cantón)
- Antonio José de Sucre (Socopo)
- Arismendi (Arismendi)
- Barinas (Barinas)
- Bolívar (Barinitas)
- Cruz Paredes (Barrancas)
- Ezequiel Zamora (Santa Bárbara)
- Obispos (Obispos)
- Pedraza (Ciudad Bolivia)
- Rojas (Libertad)
- Sosa (Ciudad de Nutrias)
[edit] See also
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