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Guárico (state)

Guárico
State of Venezuela
Flag of Guárico
Flag
Coat of arms of Guárico
Coat of arms
Motto: Si amas la libertad, ven a mis pampas
(English: If you love liberty, come to my plains)
Anthem: Himno del Estado Guárico
Location within Venezuela
Location within Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°42′N 66°37′W / 8.7°N 66.61°W / 8.7; -66.61Coordinates: 8°42′N 66°37′W / 8.7°N 66.61°W / 8.7; -66.61
Country Venezuela
Created 1811
Capital San Juan de los Morros
Government
 • Governor Ramón Rodríguez Chacín (2012–present)
Area
 • Total 64,986 km2 (25,091 sq mi)
Area rank 4th
  7.1% of Venezuela
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 747,739
 • Rank 16th
  2.85% of Venezuela
Time zone UTC-04:30
ISO 3166 code VE-J
Emblematic tree Palma llanera (Copernicia tectorum)
Website www.guarico.gob.ve

Guárico State (Spanish: Estado Guárico, IPA: [esˈtaðo ˈɣwaɾiko]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Juan de Los Morros. Guárico State covers a total surface area of 64 986 km² and, in 2011, had a census population of 747,739. It is named for the Guárico River.

During colonial Venezuela, the territory of Guárico State was part of the Venezuela Province. Guárico Province was created as a province of Venezuela in 1848 by decree of President José Tadeo Monagas, and following the Federal War, Guárico State was created as a state of Venezuela in 1864. In the late nineteenth century (from 1881) it was involved in a series of re-arrangements of Venezuelan states, eventually re-emerging as an independent state in 1899. Its first capital was Calabozo (until October 1874), its second Ortiz (until 1934), when the capital was moved to San Juan de los Morros.

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


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