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.

[edit] Municipalities and Municipal Seats

1. Alto Orinoco (La Esmeralda)
2. Atabapo (San Fernando de Atabapo)
3. Atures (Puerto Ayacucho)
4. Autana (Isla Ratón)
5. Manapiare (San Juan de Manapiare)
6. Maroa (Maroa)
7. Río Negro (San Carlos de Río Negro)

[edit] See also

• States of Venezuela

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Coordinates: 3°30′N 66°00′W / 3.5°N 66°W / 3.5; -66

[edit] See also

• Gobernor's page

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