Monagas
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| Estado Monagas | |||||
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| Monagas State Anthem | |||||
| Motto: Resistió con valor (Spanish: Resisted with courage) |
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 Location within Venezuela |
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| Created (given current status) |
1909 | ||||
| State capital | Maturín | ||||
| Area •% |
28,900 km² 3,15 (Ranked ) |
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| Population •% |
837,379 hab. (2006 est.) 3,26 (Ranked ) |
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| Emblematic tree | The Palma de Moriche (Mauritia flexuosa) |
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| ISO 3166-2 | VE-N |
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| Governor | José Briceño 2004 - 2008 |
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| Website: Gobernación del Estado Monagas | |||||
Estado Monagas is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.
The state capital is Maturín.
Monagas State covers a total surface area of 28,900 km² and, in 2006, had an estimated population of 837 379.
[edit] Municipalities and municipal seats
- Acosta (San Antonio)
- Aguasay (Aguasay)
- Bolívar (Caripito)
- Caripe (Caripe)
- Cedeño (Caicara)
- Ezequiel Zamora (Punta de Mata)
- Libertador (Temblador)
- Maturín (Maturín)
- Piar (Aragua de Maturín)
- Punceres (Quiriquire)
- Santa Bárbara (Santa Bárbara)
- Sotillo (Barrancas)
- Uracoa (Uracoa)
[edit] See also
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