Tachira

This article describes the state of Táchira of the state of Venezuela, on the border river of the same name to Colombia see Río Táchira .

Tachira
Symbols
flag coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Venezuela
Capital	San Cristobal
surface	11,100 km²
Residents	1,255,900 (2017 estimate)
density	113 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	VE-S
Website	www.tachira.gob.ve (Spanish)
politics
governor	José G. Vielma Mora
Political party	PSUV

Coordinates: 7 ° 55 ′  N , 72 ° 8 ′  W

Táchira [ ˈtatʃiɾa ] is one of the 23 states of Venezuela and is located in the Andean region in the west of the country. The capital of the state is San Cristóbal .

The name comes from " tachure ", the name of a plant ( Jatropa gossypifolia ) in a Chibcha language .

economy

The main source of income for the state is livestock, fishing and agriculture. The main crops are garlic , bananas ( Cambur , the small, sweet variant and Plátano ), sugar cane , sugar, beans , onions , potatoes and tomatoes .

It also has mineral resources such as coal , copper , phosphorus and uranium .

In Táchira (and not in Zulia, today's oil center), the country's first oil was produced in 1878 (the drilling at that time was still carried out by hand). Today oil production has almost come to a standstill.

Sons and daughters of the state

An unusually large number of presidents come from Táchira (and also the majority of 20th century presidents):

• Cipriano Castro
• Juan Vicente Gomez
• Eleazar López Contreras
• Isaías Medina Angarita
• Marcos Pérez Jiménez
• Carlos Andrés Pérez
• Tomás Rincon

Sports

Once a year, the Vuelta al Táchira takes place in Táchira , a cycle race that usually takes place in 8 stages.

Administrative division

Tachira is divided into the following municipalities or Municipios :

1. Andrés Bello ( Cordero )
2. Antonio Romulo Costa ( Las Mesas )
3. Ayacucho ( Colon )
4. Bolívar ( San Antonio del Táchira )
5. Cardenas ( Táriba )
6. Cordoba ( Santa Ana del Táchira )
7. Fernández Feo ( San Rafael del Piñal )
8. Francisco de Miranda ( San Jose de Bolivar )
9. García de Hevia ( La Fría )
10. Guasimos ( Palmira )
11. Independencia ( Capacho Nuevo )
12. Jauregui ( La Grita )
13. Jose Maria Vargas ( El Cobre (Venezuela) )
14. Junin ( Rubio )
15. Libertad ( Capacho Viejo )
16. Libertador ( Abejales )
17. Lobatera ( Lobatera )
18. Michelena ( Michelena (Venezuela) )
19. Panamericano ( Coloncito )
20. Pedro María Ureña ( Ureña )
21. Rafael Urdaneta ( Delicias )
22. Samuel Dario Maldonado ( La Tendida )
23. San Cristóbal ( San Cristóbal )
24. San Judas Tadeo ( Umuquena )
25. Seboruco ( Seboruco )
26. Simón Rodríguez ( San Simon )
27. Sucre ( Queniquea )
28. Torbes ( San Josecito )
29. Uribante ( Pregonero )

Web links

• Official Website (Spanish)