Regions of Venezuela

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Administrative regions of Venezuela:      Zulian Region      Guayana Region      Central Region      Central-Western Region      Insular Region      Andean Region      North-Eastern Region      Llanos Region
Administrative regions of Venezuela:      Zulian Region      Guayana Region      Central Region      Central-Western Region      Insular Region      Andean Region      North-Eastern Region      Llanos Region

Venezuela's states, capital district, and federal dependencies have been grouped into administrative regions since a 1969 decree on regionalization that institutionalized a process of region development. The regions thereby created have been modified until attaining their present shape.

Administrative Region Population¹ Area² States
Andean Region 3,387,449 65,000 km² Barinas, Mérida, Táchira, Trujillo;
Páez Municipality of Apure
Capital Region 5,403,441 9,879 km² Miranda, Vargas, Capital District (Caracas)
Central Region 4,026,931 26,464 km² Aragua, Carabobo, Cojedes
Central-Western Region 3,976,319 66,900 km² Falcón, Lara, Portuguesa, Yaracuy
Guayana Region 1,776,545 458,344 km² Bolívar, Amazonas, Delta Amacuro
Insular Region 428,582 28,930 km² Nueva Esparta, Federal Dependencies
Llanos Region 1,181,650 141,486 km² Apure (excluding Páez Municipality), Guárico
North-Eastern Region 3,165,217 84,030 km² Anzoátegui, Monagas, Sucre
Zulian Region 3,520,376 63,100 km² Zulia

Notes:

  1. Population figures are 2005 estimates
  2. The area of the Páez municipality has, for the time being, been incorrectly counted here as belonging to the Llanos region, rather than the Andean region.



Administrative Regions of Venezuela Administrative Regions of Venezuela

Andean Region | Capital Region | Central Region | Central-Western Region | Guayana Region | Insular Region | Llanos Region | North-Eastern Region | Zulian Region

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