Carabobo
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| Estado Carabobo | |||||
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| Carabobo State Anthem | |||||
| Motto: Ocassus servitutis (Latin: Decline of servitude) | |||||
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Location within Venezuela | |||||
| Created (given current status) | 1864 | ||||
| State capital | Valencia | ||||
| Area •% | 0,51 (Ranked list of Venezuelan states#By area>Ranked 21st) | ||||
| Population •% | 2005 est.) 8,38 (Ranked list of Venezuelan states#By population>Ranked 4th) | ||||
| List of emblematic trees of Venezuela>Emblematic tree | The Camoruco (Sterculia apelata) | ||||
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| Governor | Luis Felipe Acosta Carlez 2004 - 2007 | ||||
| Website: [Official Site] | |||||
Estado Carabobo is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.
The state capital is Valencia. This city is the country's main industrial centre.
Carabobo State lies roughly two hours by road west of the nation's capital, Caracas. The state covers a total surface area of 4,650 km² and, in 2001, had an estimated population of 1 932 168 .
Municipalities and municipal seats
- Bejuma (Bejuma)
- Carlos Arvelo (Güigüe)
- Diego Ibarra (Mariara)
- Guacara (Guacara)
- Juan José Mora (Morón)
- Libertador (Tocuyito)
- Los Guayos (Los Guayos)
- Miranda (Miranda)
- Montalbán (Montalbán)
- Naguanagua (Naguanagua)
- Puerto Cabello (Puerto Cabello)
- San Diego (San Diego)
- San Joaquín (San Joaquín)
- Valencia (Valencia)
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