Amazonas State (Venezuela)

Estado Amazonas

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State flag	State Coat of Arms

State motto: Honor y Lealtad
(English: Honor and Loyalty)

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Location whithin Venezuela

Created
(given current status) 1994 ¹

State capital Puerto Ayacucho

Area 180,144 km²

Population 2005 est.
- 70,464 hab.</br>

ISO 3166-2 VE-Z

Governor Liborio Guarulla
2004 - 2007</br>

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¹ Until this date, Amazonas had the status of Federal Territory.

Estado Amazonas 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.

Amazonas State covers a total surface area of 180,145 km² and, in 2001, had a population of 70,464.

Municipalities and Municipal Seats

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Amazonas \| Anzoátegui \| Apure \| Aragua \| Barinas \| Bolívar \| Carabobo \| Cojedes \| Delta Amacuro \| Falcón \| Guárico \| Lara \| Mérida \| Miranda \| Monagas \| Nueva Esparta \| Portuguesa \| Sucre \| Táchira \| Trujillo \| Vargas \| Yaracuy \| Zulia
Capital District: Caracas
Federal Dependencies
Los Monjes Archipelago \| Las Aves Archipelago \| Isla Aves \| Los Hermanos Island \| Los Frailes Island \| Los Roques Archipelago \| La Sola Island \| La Tortuga Island \| La Orchila Island \| La Blanquilla Island \| Los Testigos Island \| Isla de Patos