Falcón

For ither uises, see Falcón (disambiguation).

Falcón State (Spaingie: Estado Falcón, IPA: [esˈtaðo falˈkon]) is ane o the 23 states (estados) intae which Venezuela is dividit. The state caipital is Coro.

Falcón
State o Venezuela
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Motto(s):  Dios y Federación (Spaingie: God an Federation)
Location athin Venezuela
Kintra	Venezuela
Created	1864[c]
Caipital	Coro
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Víctor Clark (PSUV) (2017–2029)
Area
• Total	24800 km2 (9,600 sq mi)
Area rank	10t
	2.71% of Venezuela
Population  (2010 est.)
• Total	950,057
• Rank	11t
	3.45% o Venezuela
Time zone	UTC-04:00
ISO 3166 code	VE-I
Emblematic tree	Cují yaque (Prosopis juliflora)
Website	www.falcon.gob.ve
^[c] As Coro State; in 1874, it was renamed as Falcón State.

Médanos de Coro, Falcón.

Demographics an geografie

Falcón State kivers a tot surface aurie o 24,800 km² an, in 2010, haed an estimatit population o 950,057.^[1] The Paraguaná Peninsulae is connectit tae the rest o the state bi the Médanos Isthmus. The island o Aruba is 27 km aff the northren coast o Paraguaná Peninsulae. The ither twa ABC islands (Bonaire an Curaçao) are a little further aff the coast o the state.

Naitional pairks

Thare are fower naitional pairks in the state: the Médanos de Coro Naitional Pairk, the Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro, Morrocoy, an Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Naitional Pairk.

History

The aurie wis first splorit in 1499 bi Juan de la Cosa an Amerigo Vespucci, as pairt o an expedeetion owerseen bi Alonso de Ojeda.^[2] The State is namit efter Preses Juan Crisóstomo Falcón.

Infrastructur

The region is maistly coastal lawlands an the northren Andean muntain hills, an is maistly dry wi limitit agricultur production.^[2] Fermin maistly occurs in river valleys an muntainous auries, an includes maize, coconut, sesame, coffee an succar cane.^[2]

Coro, the state caipital an the Paraguaná Peninsula hae haed significant amoonts o industrialization an growth.^[2] Lairge ile refineries such as the Paraguana Refinery Complex in the ceety o Punto Fijo are locatit on the soothwastren shore o the Paraguaná Peninsulae, an approximately twa-thirds o Venezuela’s tot ile production occurs in this aurie, hintle o which is exportit via tanker ships^[2] that ship internaitionally throu the port o Amuay.

Municipalities an municipal seats

1. Acosta (San Juan de los Cayos)
2. Bolívar (San Luis)
3. Buchivacoa (Capatárida)
4. Cacique Manaure (Yaracal)
5. Carirubana (Punto Fijo)
6. Colina (La Vela de Coro)
7. Dabajuro (Dabajuro)
8. Democracia (Pedregal)
9. Falcón (Pueblo Nuevo)
10. Federación (Churuguara)
11. Jacura (Jacura)
12. Los Taques (Santa Cruz de Los Taques)
13. Mauroa (Mene de Mauroa)
14. Miranda (Santa Ana de Coro)
15. Monseñor Iturriza (Chichiriviche)
16. Palmasola (Palmasola)
17. Petit (Cabure)
18. Píritu (Píritu)
19. San Francisco (Mirimire)
20. Silva (Tucacas)
21. Sucre (La Cruz de Taratara)
22. Tocópero (Tocópero)
23. Unión (Santa Cruz de Bucaral)
24. Urumaco (Urumaco)
25. Zamora (Puerto Cumarebo)

See also

• States of Venezuela