Trujillo, Venezuela

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 (2012–present)
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

• University of the Andes (Venezuela)

See also

• States of Venezuela

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

• Trujillo - Venezuela Tuya (in English)
• Trujillo - Venezuela Tuya (in Spanish)

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