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Bolívar (state)

Bolívar
State of Venezuela
Flag of Bolívar
Flag
Coat of arms of Bolívar
Coat of arms
Anthem: Himno del Estado Bolívar
Location within Venezuela
Location within Venezuela
Country Venezuela
Created 1901
Capital Ciudad Bolívar
Government
 • Governor Francisco Rangel Gomez (2012–2017)
Area
 • Total 240,528 km2 (92,868 sq mi)
Area rank 1st
  26.24% of Venezuela
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 1,410,964
 • Rank 7th
  5.62% of Venezuela
Time zone UTC-04:30
ISO 3166 code VE-F
Emblematic tree Sarrapia (Diphysa punctata)
Website www.e-bolivar.gob.ve

Bolívar (Spanish: Estado Bolívar, IPA: [esˈtaðo βoˈliβar]), 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 240,500 km² and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,410,964.

The territory covered by present-day Bolívar was previously part of the Guayana Province, a Province of the Spanish Empire (from 1585) and later of Venezuela (until 1864, when the Provinces of Venezuela were replaced by the States of Venezuela, following the Federal War).

Bolívar State is sub-divided into eleven municipalities (municipios), given below with their administrative centres, areas and populations:


According to the 2011 Census, the racial composition of the population was:

Coordinates: 8°7′19″N 63°33′0″W / 8.12194°N 63.55000°W / 8.12194; -63.55000


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