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Anzoátegui State

Anzoátegui
State of Venezuela
Puerto la Cruz
Flag of Anzoátegui
Flag
Coat of arms of Anzoátegui
Coat of arms
Motto: Tumba de sus tiranos
(English: Tomb of its tyrants)
Anthem: Himno del Estado Anzoátegui
Location within Venezuela
Location within Venezuela
Country Venezuela
Created 1909
Capital Barcelona
Government
 • Governor Nelson Moreno (2016)
Area
 • Total 43,300 km2 (16,700 sq mi)
Area rank 6th
  4.72% of Venezuela
Population (2011 est.)
 • Total 1,469,747
 • Rank 8th
  5.3% of Venezuela
Time zone UTC-04:30
ISO 3166 code VE-B
Emblematic tree Cereipo, or Guatamare (Myrospermum fructescens)
Website www.venezuelatuya.com/estados/anzoategui.htm

Anzoátegui State (Spanish: Estado Anzoátegui, IPA: [esˈtaðo ansoˈateɣi]) is one of the 23 component states of Venezuela, located in the northeastern region of the country. Anzoátegui is well known for its beaches that attract many visitors. Its coast consists of a single beach approximately 100 km long. Its capital is the city of Barcelona, and significant cities include Puerto la Cruz and El Tigre.

Named after the great hero of Venezuelan independence, José Antonio Anzoátegui (1789–1819), this state has its own history. The city of Barcelona, which is currently the state's capital, was founded in 1677. The present Anzoátegui State was included within the Cumaná Province, which was itself part of the Captaincy General of Venezuela, along with some other provinces (Guayana, Maracaibo, Caracas, Margarita and Trinidad). In 1810, it was separated from the province. It was in 1909 that it acquired the present political distribution.

Anzoátegui is located in the northeastern region of the country and is bordered by the states of Monagas and Sucre to the east, Bolivar to the south, Guarico to the west, Miranda to the northwest, and the Caribbean Sea to the north.


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