Portuguesa (state)

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State o Venezuela
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Motto(s):  Honor y Gloria (Scots: Honor an Glory)
Location athin Venezuela
Coordinates: 9.11°N 69.28°W / 9.11; -69.28
Kintra	Venezuela
Created	1909
Caipital	Guanare
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Wilmar Castro (2008–present)
Area
• Total	15200 km2 (5,900 sq mi)
Area rank	12t
	1.65% of Venezuela
Population  (2007 est.)
• Total	873,400
• Rank	12t
	3,34% o Venezuela
Time zone	UTC-04:00
ISO 3166 code	VE-P
Emblematic tree	Caoba (Swietenia macrophylla)
Website	www.portuguesa.gob.ve

Portuguesa (Spaingie: Estado Portuguesa, IPA: [esˈtaðo portuˈɣesa]) is ane o the 23 states o Venezuela.

The state caipital is Guanare, foondit in 1591.

Portuguesa State covers a total surface aurie o 15,200 km² an, in 2007, haed an estimatit population o 873,400.

Municipalities

1. Agua Blanca (Agua Blanca)
2. Araure (Araure)
3. Esteller (Píritu)
4. Guanare (Guanare)
5. Guanarito (Guanarito)
6. Monseñor José Vicente de Unda (Paraíso de Chabasquén)
7. Ospino (Ospino)
8. Páez (Acarigua)
9. Papelón (Papelon)
10. San Genaro de Boconoito (Boconoito)
11. San Rafael de Onoto (San Rafael de Onoto)
12. Santa Rosalía (El Playón)
13. Sucre (Biscucuy)
14. Turén (Villa Bruzual)

See an aw

• States o Venezuela