For the river, see Apure River.
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| Apure State Anthem | |||||
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 Location within Venezuela |
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| Created (given current status) |
1901 | ||||
| State capital | San Fernando de Apure | ||||
| Area •% |
76,500 km² 8,35 (Ranked 3rd) |
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| Population •% |
473,900 hab. (2007 est.) 1,63 (Ranked 19th) |
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| Emblematic tree | The Merecure licania (Licania pyrifolia) |
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| ISO 3166-2 | VE-C |
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| Governor | Jesús Aguilarte 2004 - 2008 |
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| Website: Gobernación del Estado Apure | |||||
Estado Apure is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital is San Fernando de Apure. Based on the 2001 census information, the estimated population of Apure State in 2007 is 473,900 inhabitants.
Municipalities and municipal seats
- Achaguas (Achaguas)
- Biruaca (Biruaca)
- Muñoz (Bruzual)
- Páez (Guasdualito)
- Pedro Camejo (San Juan de Payara)
- Rómulo Gallegos (Elorza)
- San Fernando (San Fernando de Apure)
See also
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| States | Amazonas · Anzoátegui · Apure · Aragua · Barinas · Bolívar · Carabobo · Cojedes · Delta Amacuro · Falcón · Guárico · Lara · Mérida · Miranda · Monagas · Nueva Esparta · Portuguesa · Sucre · Táchira · Trujillo · Vargas · Yaracuy · Zulia |  |
| Federal dependencies | Los Monjes Archipelago · Las Aves Archipelago · Isla Aves · Los Hermanos Island · Islas Los Frailes · Los Roques Archipelago · La Sola Island · La Tortuga Island · La Orchila · La Blanquilla Island · Los Testigos Island · Isla de Patos | |
| Capital District | Caracas | |
