Apure (state)
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Country | Venezuela | ||
Capital | San Fernando de Apure | ||
surface | 76,500 km² | ||
Residents | 593,700 (2017) | ||
density | 7.8 inhabitants per km² | ||
ISO 3166-2 | VE-C | ||
Website | www.apure.gob.ve (Spanish) | ||
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governor | Ramón Carrizales | ||
Political party | PSUV |
Coordinates: 6 ° 55 ′ N , 68 ° 31 ′ W
Apure is one of the 23 states in Venezuela .
The capital is San Fernando de Apure . With 593.7005 inhabitants (as of 2017), Apure is Venezuela's sixth smallest state by inhabitants.
geography
The Apure llanos were formed during the Tertiary and Pleistocene periods. The sediments are hardly formed and there are sand-clay banks that arose relatively recently from floods.
Waters
Apure has numerous rivers. All are part of the Orinoco Basin. The Apure River is the longest river in the state, about 1,000 km in length.
Administrative division
The state is made up of 7 districts ( Municipios ):
- Achaguas ( Achaguas )
- Biruaca ( Biruaca )
- Muñoz ( Bruzual )
- Páez ( Guasdualito )
- Pedro Camejo ( San Juan de Payara )
- Rómulo Gallegos ( Elorza )
- San Fernando ( San Fernando de Apure )
population
The inhabitants of Apure are mostly Llaneros , who are of Spanish and Indian origin. Some Indian ethnic groups still live, such as the Pume or Yaruro.