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Portuguesa (state)

Portuguesa
State of Venezuela
Flag of Portuguesa
Flag
Motto: Honor y Gloria
(English: Honor and Glory)
Anthem: Himno del Estado Portuguesa
Location within Venezuela
Location within Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°07′N 69°17′W / 9.11°N 69.28°W / 9.11; -69.28Coordinates: 9°07′N 69°17′W / 9.11°N 69.28°W / 9.11; -69.28
Country Venezuela
Created 1909
Capital Guanare
Government
 • Governor Reinaldo Castañeda (2016)
Area
 • Total 15,200 km2 (5,900 sq mi)
Area rank 12th
  1.65% of Venezuela
Population (2015)
 • Total 1,012,781
 • Rank 12th
  3,34% of Venezuela
Time zone UTC-04:30
ISO 3166 code VE-P
Emblematic tree Caoba (Swietenia macrophylla)
Website www.portuguesa.gob.ve

Portuguesa State (Spanish: Estado Portuguesa, IPA: [esˈtaðo portuˈɣesa]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Located in the west of the Republic, it is considered the "breadbasket of Venezuela" for the large amount of agricultural products produced there. The state is bordered on the north by the state of Lara, on the east by Cojedes, on the west by Trujillo and south by Barinas.

As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 876,496. The state government is located in the city of Guanare, founded in 1591.

It is located in the Midwestern Region of the country, extending approximately between latitudes 08°06′ and 09°50′ north latitude, and meridians 68°30′ and 70°11′ west longitude. It has an area of 15,200 km² representing 1.67% of the national territory.

The dominant vegetation is savanna, but are also gallery forests along the river bends, and dense forests in the foothills of the Andes. There are abundant hardwoods which are a major income source, represented by the dwarf oak, mahogany, eucalyptus, teak and pine.

The fauna is represented by: spectacled bears, jaguars, (both endangered species), armadillos, parrots, opossums, howler monkeys, deer, ocelots, pumas and southern tamandua. There are birds like the crested curassow, hummingbird, great kiskadee and cardinal. One of the largest species of moth in the world can be found: the thysania agrippina, with wingspan of 30.5 cm.


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