Carabobo
Carabobo State (Spaingie: Estado Carabobo, IPA: [esˈtaðo kaɾaˈβoβo]) is ane o the 23 states o Venezuela, locatit in the north o the kintra, aboot twa oors bi caur frae Caracas. The caipital ceety o this state is Valencia, which is the kintra's main industrial centre an aw. The state's aurie is 4,650 km² an haed an estimatit population o 2,227,000 in 2007.[1]
{{{official_name}}} Estado Carabobo | |
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Motto(s): Laitin: Ocassus servitutis (Decline of servitude) | |
Location athin Venezuela | |
Coordinates: 10°11′35″N 67°58′48″W / 10.193°N 67.98°WCoordinates: 10°11′35″N 67°58′48″W / 10.193°N 67.98°W | |
Kintra | Venezuela |
Created | 1864 |
Caipital | Valencia |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Henrique Salas Feo (2008–2012) |
Area | |
• Total | 4650 km2 (1,800 sq mi) |
Area rank | 21st |
0,51% of Venezuela | |
Population (2007 est.) | |
• Total | 2,227,000 |
• Rank | 4th |
8,38% o Venezuela | |
Time zone | UTC-04:00 |
ISO 3166 code | VE-G |
Emblematic tree | Camoruco (Sterculia apelata) |
Website | www |
Carabobo wis the steid o the Battle o Carabobo on 24 Juin 1821. This wis a decisive win in the war o unthirldom frae Spain, an wis led bi Simón Bolívar.
Geography
eeditAdmeenistrative regions
eeditCarabobo haes 14 municipalities:
Municipio | Caipital | Population[2] | Area (km²) | Density (inhab./km²) | Parishes |
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Bejuma | Bejuma | 46041 | 469 | 98,17 | Bejuma, Canoabo, Simón Bolívar |
Carlos Arvelo | Güigüe | 149313 | 835 | 178,82 | Güigüe, Belén, Tacarigua |
Diego Ibarra | Mariara | 111938 | 79 | 1416,94 | Aguas Calientes, Mariara |
Guacara | Guacara | 174868 | 165 | 1059,81 | Guacara, Yagua, Ciudad Alianza |
Juan José Mora | Morón | 66269 | 453 | 146,29 | Morón, Urama |
Libertador | Tocuyito | 178904 | 558 | 320,62 | Tocuyito, Independencia |
Los Guayos | Los Guayos | 161341 | 73 | 2210,15 | Los Guayos |
Miranda | Miranda, Carabobo | 28135 | 161 | 174,75 | Miranda |
Montalbán | Montalbán | 24154 | 107 | 225,74 | Montalbán |
Naguanagua | Naguanagua | 144308 | 188 | 767,70 | Naguanagua |
Puerto Cabello | Puerto Cabello | 196942 | 729 | 270,15 | Bartolomé Salón, Democracia, Fraternidad, Goaigoaza, Juan José Flores, Unión, Borburata, Patanemo |
San Diego | San Diego | 77154 | 106 | 727,87 | San Diego |
San Joaquín | San Joaquín | 62777 | 127 | 494,31 | San Joaquín |
Valencia | Valencia | 839926 | 623 | 1348,2 | Candelaria, Catedral, El Socorro, Miguel Peña,Rafael Urdaneta, San Blas, San José, Santa Rosa, Negro Primero |
See an aw
eeditWikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Carabobo. |
References
eedit- ↑ [1][deid airtin] INE]
- ↑ Proyecciones Estados[deid airtin]