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Bolívar (state)
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Bolívar State is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela
is divided. The state capital city is Ciudad Bolívar
. Bolívar State covers a total surface area of 238,000 km² and in June 30, 2010 had an estimated population of 1,620,359.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
is divided. The state capital city is Ciudad Bolívar
Ciudad Bolívar
Ciudad Bolívar is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolivar State. It was founded with the name Angostura in 1764, renamed in 1846, and, as of 2010, had an estimated population of 350,691....
. Bolívar State covers a total surface area of 238,000 km² and in June 30, 2010 had an estimated population of 1,620,359.
Places of interest
- Historical Zone of Ciudad BolívarCiudad BolívarCiudad Bolívar is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolivar State. It was founded with the name Angostura in 1764, renamed in 1846, and, as of 2010, had an estimated population of 350,691....
- Canaima National ParkCanaima National ParkCanaima National Park is a 30,000 km² park in south-eastern Venezuela that borders Brazil and Guyana. It is located in Bolívar State, and roughly occupies the same area as the Gran Sabana region....
- Angel Falls
- RoraimaMonte RoraimaMount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau in South America. First described by the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in 1596, its summit area is defended by 400-metre-tall cliffs on all sides...
- La Gran SabanaLa Gran SabanaThe Gran Sabana is an important natural attraction in Venezuela, located in the south of Bolívar State on the Venezuelan-Brazilian border, approximately 1,400 km from Caracas. The area has a tropical humid climate with an average temperature of 28 °C, but at night it can go down to 13 °C...
(Spanish: Great Plains) - SarisariñamaSarisariñamaThe Sarisariñama tepui is a mountain in the Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park at the far south-west of Bolívar State, Venezuela, near the border with Brazil. Altitude: 300 - 2,350 metres. The name of the mountain originates from the tale of local Ye'kuana Indians about an evil spirit living in caves...
- Kavanayen
- Santa Elena de UairenSanta Elena de UairenSanta Elena de Uairén is a small Venezuelan city in the state of Bolívar near the border with Brazil and Guyana. It was Founded by Lucas Fernandez Peña in 1923...
- Cerro BolivarCerro BolivarCerro Bolívar is a mountain in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela, about 600 metres high. It has been described as "the richest concentration of iron ore on the face of the earth." More than half the mountain is thought to consist of top-grade iron ore – anything up to half a billion tons.Cerro...
, a large iron mineMiningMining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock... - Caroni River
Municipalities
- CaroníCaroní MunicipalityThe Caroní Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 777,283...
(Ciudad GuayanaCiudad GuayanaCiudad Guayana is a city in Bolívar State, Venezuela. It lies south of the Orinoco, where the river is joined by the Caroní River. The city, officially founded in 1961, is actually composed of the old town of San Félix at the east and the new town of Puerto Ordaz at the west, which lie either...
) - CedeñoCedeño Municipality, BolívarThe Cedeño Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar. According to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 88,296...
(Caicara del OrinocoCaicara del OrinocoCaicara del Orinoco is a town in, and the administrative seat of, Cedeño Municipality, Bolívar State, Venezuela. It was founded in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.Currently the Venezuelan government is building a bridge across the Orinoco at Caicara...
) - El CallaoEl Callao MunicipalityThe El Callao Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 24,013...
(El Callao) - Gran SabanaGran Sabana MunicipalityThe Gran Sabana Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 34,095...
(Santa Elena de UairénSanta Elena de UairenSanta Elena de Uairén is a small Venezuelan city in the state of Bolívar near the border with Brazil and Guyana. It was Founded by Lucas Fernandez Peña in 1923...
) - Heres (Ciudad BolívarCiudad BolívarCiudad Bolívar is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolivar State. It was founded with the name Angostura in 1764, renamed in 1846, and, as of 2010, had an estimated population of 350,691....
) - Padre Pedro ChienPadre Pedro Chien MunicipalityThe Padre Pedro Chien Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 14,749...
(El Palmar) - PiarPiar Municipality, BolívarThe Piar Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 107,643...
(UpataUpataUpata is a Venezuelan city inside the bulk of Guayana at the north of the Bolívar State. It is the capital and most important town of Piar Municipality. It is located between the basins of the rivers Orinoco and Cuyuní...
) - Raúl LeoniRaúl Leoni MunicipalityThe Raúl Leoni Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 47,167. The town of Ciudad Piar is the shire town of...
(Ciudad Piar) - RoscioRoscio MunicipalityThe Roscio Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 23,957...
(GuasipatiGuasipatiGuasipati is a town that serves as the county seat of the Roscio Municipality in Bolívar, Venezuela. It was founded on September 27, 1757. It depends highly on the gold of its land and that of El Callao....
) - SifontesSifontes MunicipalityThe Sifontes Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 40,042...
(Tumeremo) - SucreSucre Municipality, BolívarThe Sucre Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 27,218. The town of Maripa is the shire town of the Sucre...
(MaripaMaripáMaripá is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
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See also
- States of VenezuelaStates of VenezuelaVenezuela is divided into 23 states , 1 Capital District and the Federal Dependencies that consist of a large number of Venezuelan islands...