Trujillo, Venezuela

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Trujillo State
Estado Trujillo
State

Flag

Coat of arms
Anthem: Trujillo State Anthem
Location within Venezuela
Country  Venezuela
Created 1899
Capital Trujillo
Government
  Governor Henry Rangel Silva (2012present)
Area
  Total 7,400 km2 (2,900 sq mi)
Area rank 18th
  0.81% of Venezuela
Population (2007 est.)
  Total 711,400
  Rank 17th
  2.58% of Venezuela
Time zone UTC-04:30
ISO 3166 code VE-T
Emblematic tree Bucare anauco (Erythrina fusca)
Website www.gbet.gov.ve
Bocono, Trujillo
"La Lagunita", located in La Puerta, Trujillo state, Venezuela.

Trujillo (Spanish: Estado Trujillo, IPA: [esˈtaðo tɾuˈxiʎo]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Its capital is Trujillo but the largest city is Valera. The state is divided into 20 municipalities and 93 parishes. Trujillo State covers a total surface area of 7,400 km²[1][2] (or 7,198 km²[3]) and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 711,400.

History

Trujillo state was founded from the former Trujillo Province following the creation of the States of Venezuela in 1864 after the Federal War.

Municipalities and municipal seats

  1. Andrés Bello (Santa Isabel)
  2. Boconó (Boconó)
  3. Bolívar (Sabana Grande)
  4. Candelaria (Chejendé)
  5. Carache (Carache)
  6. Escuque (Escuque)
  7. José Felipe Márquez Cañizales (El Paradero)
  8. José Vicente Campo Elías (Campo Elías)
  9. La Ceiba (Santa Apolonia)
  10. Miranda (El Dividive)
  11. Monte Carmelo (Monte Carmelo)
  12. Motatán (Motatán)
  13. Pampán (Pampán)
  14. Pampanito (Pampanito)
  15. Rafael Rangel (Betijoque)
  16. San Rafael de Carvajal (Carvajal)
  17. Sucre (Sabana de Mendoza)
  18. Trujillo (Trujillo)
  19. Urdaneta (La Quebrada)
  20. Valera (Valera)

Education

See also

References

  1. Thomas Brinkhoff. "Venezuela: Federal States, Major Cities & Localities - Statistics & Maps on City Population". Retrieved July 4, 2012. 
  2. "Trujillo - Venezuela Tuya" (in Spanish). venezuelatuya.com. Retrieved July 4, 2012. 
  3. "GeoHive - Venezuela population statistics". Retrieved July 4, 2012. 

External links

Coordinates: 9°25′01″N 70°30′00″W / 9.417°N 70.500°W / 9.417; -70.500

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