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- Other use: Aragua de Maturín and Aragua River. Aragua de Maturín is a town in Venezuela 's Monagas State.
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| Aragua State Anthem | |||||
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1899 | ||||
| State capital | Maracay | ||||
| Area •% |
7,014 km² 0,76 (Ranked 20th) |
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1,665,200 hab. The anthem of the Aragua State, Venezuela, has lyrics composed by Ramón Bastidas, with music made by Manuel Betancourt. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maracay is a city in central Venezuela and is the capital and most important city of the Aragua State. These are ranked lists of the States of Venezuela sorted by population area and density (2007 est. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ) 6,28 (Ranked 6th) |
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| Emblematic tree | The Samán (Pithecellobium saman) |
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| ISO 3166-2 | VE-D |
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| Governor | Didalco Bolívar Graterol 2004 - 2008 |
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| Website: Gobernación del Estado Aragua | |||||
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Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. These are ranked lists of the States of Venezuela sorted by population area and density Below is a list of Trees that symbolise Venezuela and each state of the country See also National Symbols of Venezuela, List of trees. Albizia saman is known under a wide range of ISO 3166-2VE is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Venezuela. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the It has plains and jungles and beautiful Caribbean beaches. Jungle usually refers to a dense Forest in a hot climate such as a Tropical rainforest. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting The most popular are Cata and Choroni. It has Venezuela's first national park which is called Henri Pittier. Henri Pittier National Park is the oldest of Venezuela 's National parks and is famous for its Birdlife Its Eco-systems vary with altitude
The capital is Maracay. Maracay is a city in central Venezuela and is the capital and most important city of the Aragua State.
Aragua State covers a total surface area of 7,014 km² and, based on the 2001 census information, the estimated population of Aragua State in 2007 is 1,665,200 inhabitants. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Aragua was also the name one of the Venezuelan Destroyer Class, it was the leader of 3st Destroyer Division and the first one of her own sub-class, a British built for Venezuela naval forces in the 50's. Nueva Esparta Class Destroyer History This kind of vessel was designed by Vickers Armstrong shipyards in the 1950s for Venezuela naval Forces currently is classified as
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Geography
Aragua borders the Caribbean Sea to the north, with its coastline backed by the fast-rising central Cordillera mountain range. For the region see Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea (kəˈrɪbiən or /ˌkærɨˈbiːən/ is a tropical Sea in the Western Hemisphere Codazzi Peak reaches over 2400m above sea level. Much of the rest of the state is made up of fertile valleys used for intensive agriculture, apart from in the extreme south where the flats of the central Llanos region begin. On the western border is Lake Valencia. Lake Valencia ( Lago de Valencia) is the third largest Lake in Venezuela, exceeded in size only by Lake Maracaibo and Lake Guri.
The main rivers in the state are the Aragua, the Guárico, the Limón, the Tuy, the Pao and the Turmero. They flow into the Caribbean Sea, Lake Valencia, or feed the vast Orinoco River network. ORiNOCO is the brand name that was used for a family of wireless networking solutions by Proxim (previously Lucent) The Camatagua reservoir is one of the main reservoirs supplying Caracas.
Municipalities and municipal seats
Aragua is conformed by eighteen municipalities (municipios):
- Bolívar (San Mateo)
- Camatagua (Camatagua)
- Francisco Linares Alcántara (Santa Rita)
- Girardot (Maracay)
- José Angel Lamas (Santa Cruz)
- José Félix Ribas (La Victoria)
- José Rafael Revenga (El Consejo)
- Libertador (Palo Negro)
- Mario Briceño Iragorry (El Limon)
- Ocumare de la Costa de Oro (Ocumare de la Costa)
- San Casimiro (San Casimiro)
- San Sebastián (San Sebastián)
- Santiago Mariño (Turmero)
- Santos Michelena (Las Tejerías)
- Sucre (Cagua)
- Tovar (Colonia Tovar)
- Urdaneta (Barbacoas)
- Zamora (Villa de Cura)
See also
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The Bolívar Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( Municipios that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and according to a 2007 For other similarly named places see San Mateo. San Mateo is a City in Aragua State, Venezuela. The Camatagua Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and according to a Other use Aragua de Maturín and Aragua River. Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of The Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( Municipios that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and Maracay is a city in central Venezuela and is the capital and most important city of the Aragua State. The José Angel Lamas Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( Municipios that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and according Other use Aragua de Maturín and Aragua River. Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of La Victoria is a town in Aragua state Venezuela. It is famous for the independence battle of 12 February 1814, where José Félix Ribas The José Rafael Revenga Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( Municipios that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and according Other use Aragua de Maturín and Aragua River. Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of The Libertador Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and according to a Other use Aragua de Maturín and Aragua River. Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of The Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( Municipios that that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and Other use Aragua de Maturín and Aragua River. Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of The Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and Other use Aragua de Maturín and Aragua River. Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of The San Casimiro Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and according to Other use Aragua de Maturín and Aragua River. Estado Aragua is located in the north-central region of The San Sebastián Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( Municipios that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and according to San Sebastián is a City in Aragua State, Venezuela. The Santiago Mariño Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( Municipios that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and according Turmero is a City in the Aragua State of Venezuela. As of 2000, it had a population of 103661 The Santos Michelena Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and according The Sucre Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( Municipios that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and according to a 2007 Established in 1620 as Cagua la Vieja a town of original Spaniards Cagua was rebuilt in its current location in 1622 with the new name of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Cagua, which Colonia Tovar ( Tovar Colony) is a city located in the Tovar Municipality of the Aragua State, Venezuela, 60 km west of Caracas The Urdaneta Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and according to a 2007 Barbacoas is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia. The Zamora Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and according to a 2007 Villa de Cura is the main town in the Zamora district of the Aragua state in Venezuela. Venezuela is divided into 23 states (estados, 1 Capital District (Distrito Capital and the Federal Dependencies (Dependencias FederalesDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic