Portuguesa State

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Estado Portuguesa
Image:Portuguesa flag.gif Image:Portuguesa coa.gif State flag State Coat of Arms
Portuguesa State Anthem
State motto: Honor y Gloria (English: Honor and Glory)</br>
Image:Venezuela-portuguesa.jpg Location within Venezuela
Created (given current status)	1909
State capital	Guanare
Area	15,200 km²
Population	(2001 est.) - 725,740 hab.</br>
ISO 3166-2	VE-P
Governor	Iván Colmenares Betancourt 2004 - 2007
Website: Gobierno de Portuguesa Image:Symbole-es.png

Estado Portuguesa is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.

The state capital is Guanare.

Portuguesa State covers a total surface area of 15,200 km² and, in 2001, had an estimated population of 725 740.

Municipalities

1. Agua Blanca (Agua Blanca)
2. Araure (Araure)
3. Esteller (Píritu)
4. Guanare (Guanare)
5. Guanarito (Guanarito)
6. Monseñor José Vicente de Unda (Paraíso de Chabasquén)
7. Ospino (Ospino)
8. Páez (Acarigua)
9. Papelón (Papelon)
10. San Genaro de Boconoito (Boconoito)
11. San Rafael de Onoto (San Rafael de Onoto)
12. Santa Rosalía (El Playon)
13. Sucre (Biscucuy)
14. Turén (Villa Bruzual)

See also: States of Venezuela

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Capital District: Caracas
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