Cojedes (state)

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Estado Cojedes
Flag of Cojedes State Coat of Arms of Cojedes State
State flag State Coat of Arms
Cojedes State Anthem
Motto: Ad sum
(Latin: I am here)
Location of Cojedes State
Location within Venezuela
Created
(given current status)
1864
State capital San Carlos
Area
   •%
14,800 km²
1,62   (Ranked 13th)
Population
   •%
300,300 hab. (2007 est.)
1,14   (Ranked 22nd)
Emblematic tree The Apamate
(Tabebuia rosea)
ISO 3166-2 VE-H
Governor Jhonny Yáñez
2004 - 2008
Website: Gobernación del Estado Cojedes

Estado Cojedes is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital is San Carlos.

Cojedes State covers a total surface area of 14,800 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 300,300.

[edit] Municipalities and municipal seats

  1. Anzoátegui (Cojedes)
  2. Falcón (Tinaquillo)
  3. Girardot (El Baúl)
  4. Lima Blanco (Macapo)
  5. Pao de San Juan Bautista (El Pao)
  6. Ricaurte (Libertad)
  7. Rómulo Gallegos (Las Vegas)
  8. San Carlos (San Carlos)
  9. Tinaco (Tinaco)

[edit] See also