Aragua State
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| Estado Aragua | |||||
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| Aragua State Anthem | |||||
| Image:Venezuela-aragua.jpg Location whithin Venezuela | |||||
| Created (given current status) | 1899 | ||||
| Capital city | Maracay | ||||
| Area | 7,014 km² | ||||
| Population | (2001 est.) - 1,449,616 hab.</br> | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | VE-D
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| Governor | Didalco Bolívar 2004 - 2007 | ||||
| Website: Gobernación del Estado Aragua (down) | |||||
Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and beautiful Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni.
The capital is Maracay.
Aragua State covers a total surface area of 7,014 km² and, in 2001, had an estimated population of 1,449,616 (source http://www.ine.gov.ve).
Municipalities and municipal seats
- Bolívar (San Mateo)
- Camatagua (Camatagua)
- Francisco Linares Alcántara (Santa Rita)
- Girardot (Maracay)
- José Angel Lamas (Santa Cruz)
- José Félix Ribas (La Victoria)
- José Rafael Revenga (El Consejo)
- Libertador (Palo Negro)
- Mario Briceño Iragorry (El Limon)
- Ocumare de la Costa de Oro (Ocumare de la Costa)
- San Casimiro (San Casimiro)
- San Sebastián (San Sebastián)
- Santiago Mariño (Turmero)
- Santos Michelena (Las Tejerias)
- Sucre (Cagua)
- Tovar (Colonia Tovar)
- Urdaneta (Barbacoas)
- Zamora (Villa de Cura)
