Amazonas (Venezuelan state)

Amazonas (, ) is ane o the 23 states (estados) intae which Venezuela is dividit.

The state caipital is Puerto Ayacucho. The caipital till the early 1900s wis San Fernando de Atabapo. Although namit efter the Amazon River, maist o the state is drained bi the Orinoco. Amazonas State covers a total surface aurie o 176,899 km² an, in 2007, haed a population o 142,200. Its density is o 0.8 inhabitants per km².

Amazonas haes Venezuela's heichest proportion o indigenous fowks o Venezuela; these mak up anerlie aroond 1.5% o the population naitionwide, but the proportion is nearly 50% in Amazonas.Van Cott (2003), "Andean Indigenous Movements and Constitutional Transformation: Venezuela in Comparative Perspective", Latin American Perspectives 30(1), p52

 Municipalities an Municipal Seats 

 Municipality  Caipital km²  Pop  Map Alto Orinoco Municipality  La Esmeralda 49.217 km²14.222 hab. (2008)100px Atabapo Municipality  San Fernando de Atabapo 25.062 km²12.797 hab. (2007)100px Atures Municipality  Puerto Ayacucho7.302 km²  91.386 hab (2007)100px Autana Municipality  Isla Ratón12.291 km² 8.181 hab (2007)100px Manapiare Municipality  San Juan de Manapiare 32.042 km²9.658 hab (2007)100px Maroa Municipality  Maroa13.082 km² 8.181 hab (2005)100px Río Negro Municipality  San Carlos de Río Negro 37.903 km²9.658 hab (2007)100px

 See an aw 
Amazonas Depairtment (Colombie)
Amazonas (Brazilian state)
States o Venezuela

References

 Freemit airtins 

 Govrenor's page 


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