Táchira State
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| Estado Táchira | |||||
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| Táchira State Anthem | |||||
| Image:Venezuela-tachira.jpg Location within Venezuela | |||||
| Created (given current status) | 1899 | ||||
| State capital | San Cristóbal | ||||
| Area | 11,100 km² | ||||
| Population | (2001 est.) - 992,669 hab.</br> | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | VE-S
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| Governor | Ronald Blanco La Cruz 2004 - 2007 | ||||
| Website: Gobernación del Táchira Image:Symbole-es.png | |||||
Estado Táchira is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.
The state capital is San Cristóbal.
Táchira State covers a total surface area of 11,100 km² and, in 2001, had an estimated population of 992,669.
Táchira is one of the four Venezuelan Andean states (The others are Merida, Trujillo and Zulia)
Municipalities and municipal seats
- Andrés Bello (Cordero)
- Antonio Rómulo Costa (Las Mesas)
- Ayacucho (Colon)
- Bolívar (San Antonio del Táchira)
- Cárdenas (Táriba)
- Córdoba (Santa Ana del Táchira)
- Fernández Feo (San Rafael del Piñal)
- Francisco de Miranda (San José de Bolívar)
- García de Hevia (La Fría)
- Guasimos (Palmira)
- Independencia (Capacho Nuevo)
- Jauregui (La Grita)
- José María Vargas (El Cobre)
- Junín (Rubio)
- Libertad (Capacho Viejo)
- Libertador (Abejales)
- Lobatera (Lobatera)
- Michelena (Michelena)
- Panamericano (Coloncito)
- Pedro María Ureña (Ureña)
- Rafael Urdaneta (Delicias)
- Samuel Darío Maldonado (La Tendida)
- San Cristóbal (San Cristóbal)
- San Judas Tadeo (Umuquena)
- Seboruco (Seboruco)
- Simón Rodríguez (San Simón)
- Sucre (Queniquea)
- Torbes (San Josecito)
- Uribante (Pregonero)
See also: States of Venezuela
