Amazonas (Venezuelan state)

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Estado Amazonas


State flag	State Coat of Arms

Amazonas State Anthem

Motto: Honor y Lealtad
(Spanish for Honor and Loyalty)

Location within Venezuela

Created
(given current status) 1994 ¹

State capital Puerto Ayacucho

Area
•% 180,145 km²
19,38 (Ranked 2nd)

Population
•% 142,200 hab. (2007 est.)
0,3 (Ranked 24th)

Emblematic tree The Caucho
(Hevea benthamiana)

ISO 3166-2 VE-Z

Governor Liborio Guarulla
2005 - 2009

Website: Gobernación del Estado Amazonas

¹ Until this date, Amazonas had the status of Federal Territory.

Estado Amazonas is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.

The state capital is Puerto Ayacucho. The capital until the early 1900s was San Fernando de Atabapo. Although named after the Amazon River, most of the state is drained by the Orinoco. Amazonas State covers a total surface area of 180,145 km² and, in 2007, had a population of 142,200. Its density is of 0.8 habitants per km².