Lara (state)
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| Estado Lara | |||||
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| Lara State Anthem | |||||
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 Location within Venezuela |
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| Created (given current status) |
1901 | ||||
| State capital | Barquisimeto | ||||
| Area •% |
19,800 km² 2.15 (Ranked 11th) |
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| Population •% |
1,766,030 hab. (2006 est.) 6,75 (Ranked 5th) |
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| Emblematic tree | The Semeruco (Malphigia glabra) |
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| ISO 3166-2 | VE-K |
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| Governor | Luis Reyes 2004 - 2008 |
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| Website: Gobernación del Estado Lara | |||||
Estado Lara is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.
The state capital is Barquisimeto.
Lara State covers a total surface area of 19,800 km² and, in 2006, had an estimated population of 1,766,030.
[edit] Municipalities and municipal seats
- Andrés Eloy Blanco (Sanare)
- Crespo (Duaca)
- Iribarren (Barquisimeto)
- Jiménez (Quíbor)
- Morán (El Tocuyo)
- Palavecino (Cabudare)
- Simón Planas (Sarare)
- Torres (Carora)
- Urdaneta (Siquisique)
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