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Venezuelans from Apure State (Reloaded)
Location of Apure state in southwestern Venezuela:
Political map showing the different municipalities of Apure state:
Relief map of Apure state (most of the state is very plain, excepting its very western tip, that is part of the Andean range, as it can be seen in the following map)
State Flag:
State Coat of Arms:
Surface: 76,500 square Kilometers
Population: 679,169 inhabitants
Average Altitude: 74 meters above sea level
Capital: San Fernando de Apure (190,429 inhabitants, average altitude: 47 meters) located in the southern (right) margin of Apure river.
Most of the state is part of the Venezuelan llanos (central plains of the country) and is very plain except its most western tip, that is part of the Andean range, with its highest altitude (3,200 meters) in El Tamá Paramo (in that is shared between Apure and Tachira state). Most of the state has a tropical savanna climate, with the exception of its westernmost tip, that has a tropical mountain temperate climate.
The state is crossed by several great mighty rivers coming from the Andes like the Apure river (in its northern border, separating it from the states of Barinas and Guarico), the Arauca river (separating its westernmost part from Colombia, and then going through the middle of the state up to its mouth in the Orinoco, the Meta river, that comes from Colombia and then separates Apure from Colombia on its south, etc.
It is bordered on the north by the states of Táchira, Barinas, and Guárico, on the east and southeast by the states of Bolívar and Amazonas and on the south and west by Colombia (from east to west, the Colombian departments of Vichada, Arauca, Boyaca and Norte de Santander).
The state economy is mostly based on agriculture and livestock.
Racial breakdown of Apure state (based on self perception):
Racial composition Population %
Mestizo — 63.5
White 157,193 30.2
Black 28,628 5.5
Other race — 0.8
The "mestizo" category must include a mix of triracials (many of them mestizo leaning triracials) and actual mestizos, and the "white" category must be a mix of castizos, light skinned mestizos and actual whites.
Pics with landscapes from this state on next post...
Originally Posted by Profileid
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