Amazonas (Venezuelan state)

Amazonas State
Estado Amazonas
—  State  —

Flag
Coat of arms
Motto: Honor y Lealtad
(Spanish for Honor and Loyalty)
Anthem: Amazonas State Anthem
Location within Venezuela
Country  Venezuela
Created 1994[c]
Capital Puerto Ayacucho
Government
 • Governor Liborio Guarulla (2005–2009)
Area
 • Total 176,899 km2 (68,301.1 sq mi)
Area rank 2nd
  19.38% of Venezuela
Population (2007 est.)
 • Total 142,200
 • Rank 24th
  0.3% of Venezuela
Time zone UTC-04:30
ISO 3166 code VE-Z
Emblematic tree Caucho (Hevea benthamiana)
Website www.amazonas.gob.ve
^[c] Until this date, Amazonas had the status of Federal Territory.

Amazonas State (Spanish: Estado Amazonas, IPA: [esˈtaðo amaˈsonas]) is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.

The state capital is Puerto Ayacucho. The capital until the early 1900s was San Fernando de Atabapo. Although named after the Amazon River, most of the state is drained by the Orinoco. Amazonas State covers a total surface area of 176,899 km² and, in 2007, had a population of 142,200. Its density is of 0.8 inhabitants per km².

Amazonas has Venezuela's highest proportion of indigenous peoples of Venezuela; these make up only around 1.5% of the population nationwide, but the proportion is nearly 50% in Amazonas.[1]

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Municipalities and Municipal Seats

Municipality Capital km² Pop Map
Alto Orinoco Municipality La Esmeralda 49.217 km² 14.222 hab. (2008)
Atabapo Municipality San Fernando de Atabapo 25.062 km² 12.797 hab. (2007)
Atures Municipality Puerto Ayacucho 7.302 km² 91.386 hab (2007)
Autana Municipality Isla Raton 12.291 km² 8.181 hab (2007)
Manapiare Municipality San Juan de Manapiare 32.042 km² 9.658 hab (2007)
Maroa Municipality Maroa 13.082 km² 8.181 hab (2005)
Río Negro Municipality San Carlos de Río Negro 37.903 km² 9.658 hab (2007)

References

  1. ^ Van Cott (2003), "Andean Indigenous Movements and Constitutional Transformation: Venezuela in Comparative Perspective", Latin American Perspectives 30(1), p52

See also

Administrative divisions of Venezuela
Capital District
States
Dependencies
Regions
Claimed

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