Portuguesa (state)
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Portuguesa State (Spanish: Estado Portuguesa, IPA: [esˈtaðo poɾtuˈɣesa]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Located in the west of the Republic, it is often considered the "breadbasket of Venezuela" for the large amount of agricultural products produced there.[2] The state is bordered by the state of Lara to the north, to the east by Cojedes, to the west by Trujillo and to the south by Barinas.
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Portuguesa State
Estado Portuguesa | |
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Motto(s): Honor y Gloria (English: Honor and Glory) | |
Anthem: Himno del Estado Portuguesa | |
Coordinates: 9.11°N 69.28°W / 9.11; -69.28 | |
Country | Venezuela |
Created | 1909 |
Capital | Guanare |
Government | |
• Body | Legislative Council |
• Governor | Rafael Calles (2017) |
• Assembly delegation | 6 |
Area | |
• Total | 15,200 km2 (5,900 sq mi) |
• Rank | 12th |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 876,496[citation needed] |
• Rank | 12th |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
ISO 3166 code | VE-P |
Emblematic tree | Caoba (Swietenia macrophylla) |
HDI (2019) | 0.657[1] medium · 22nd of 24 |
Website | portuguesa |
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As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 876,496.[3] The state capital is the city of Guanare.