page_title: Nueva Esparta
section_title: Municipalities
hierarchical_section_title: Nueva Esparta / Geography / Municipalities
caption_attribution_description: English: Backlit Margarita Island Sunset in Las Guevaras, Venezuela
context_page_description: The State of Nueva Sparta, in Spanish Estado Nueva Esparta, is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It comprises Margarita Island, Coche, and the largely uninhabited Cubagua.
  The state has the smallest area, and is located off the northeast Caribbean coast of Venezuela. It is the only insular state of Venezuela. The main island of Margarita has an area of 1,020 km². Its capital city is La Asunción, and the main urban center is Porlamar.
caption: Sunset in Las Guevaras, Margarita Island
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