Regions of Venezuela
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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...
's states, capital district, and federal dependencies
Subdivisions of Venezuela
Venezuela is divided into 23 states , 1 Capital District and the Federal Dependencies that consist of a large number of Venezuelan islands. These are grouped into regions....
have been grouped into administrative regions since a 1969 decree on regionalization that institutionalized a process of region development. The regions thereby created have been modified until attaining their present shape.
| Administrative Region | Population¹ | Area² | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andean Region Andean Region (Venezuela) The Andean Region is one of the 10 administrative regions in which Venezuela was divided for its development plans; the region is composed of the states of Mérida, Trujillo and Barinas; the region is located straddling the Andes Mountain Range. Except for the people of the Llanos in Eastern... |
2,210,194 | 53,900 km² | Barinas, Mérida, Trujillo |
| Capital Region | 4,687,002 | 9,879 km² | Miranda, Vargas, Capital District (Caracas) Venezuelan Capital District The Capital District of Venezuela is a federal district corresponding to the capital Caracas. It has an area of 433 km² and there is only one administrative division , Libertador, which contains about half City of Caracas. It is the seat of the federal government and the head of the public... |
| Central Region | 3,851,290 | 26,464 km² | Aragua, Carabobo, Cojedes |
| Central-Western Region | 3,703,675 | 66,900 km² | Falcón, Lara, Portuguesa, Yaracuy |
| Guayana Region Guayana Region The Guayana Region is an administrative region of Venezuela.The region has a population of 1,383,297 inhabitants and a territory of 458,344 km². It borders the independent nation of Guyana which forms part of The Guyanas... |
1,776,545 | 458,344 km² | Bolívar, Amazonas, Delta Amacuro |
| Insular Region Insular Region (Venezuela) The Insular Region is one of the ten traditional geographical regions of Venezuela; it comprises all of the nation's islands, and is formed by Nueva Esparta and the Federal Dependencies.... |
439,900 | 1,492 km² | Nueva Esparta, Federal Dependencies Federal dependencies of Venezuela The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela encompass all of Venezuela's off shore islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Venezuela... |
| Llanos Region | 1,181,650 | 141,486 km² | Apure (excluding Páez Municipality), Guárico |
| Eastern Region Eastern Region Eastern Region or East Region may refer to:*Eastern Region, Ghana*Eastern Region, Nepal*Eastern Region, Nigeria*Eastern Region, Serbia*Eastern Region, Uganda*Eastern Region of British Railways... |
3,165,217 | 84,030 km² | Anzoátegui, Monagas, Sucre |
| South-Western Region | 2,000,000 (approximately) | N/A | Táchira and Páez Municipality of Apure |
| Zulian Region Zulian region The Zulian Region is one of the 10 administrative regions in which Venezuela was divided for its development plans. This region is only composed by Zulia State and is administrated by CORPOZULIA. The people from this region seek autonomy from the central government.... |
3,520,376 | 63,100 km² | Zulia |
Notes:
- Population figures are 2005 estimates
- The area of the Páez municipality has, for the time being, been incorrectly counted here as belonging to the Llanos region, rather than the Andean region.