Guárico

For other uses, see Guárico (disambiguation).

Guárico
State of Venezuela
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Si amas la libertad, ven a mis pampas (English: If you love liberty, come to my plains)
Anthem: Himno del Estado Guárico
Location within Venezuela
Coordinates:
Country	Venezuela
Created	1811
Capital	San Juan de los Morros
Government
• Governor	Ramón Rodríguez Chacín (2012–present)
Area
• Total	64,986 km2 (25,091 sq mi)
Area rank	4th
	7.1% of Venezuela
Population (2011 census)
• Total	747,739
• Rank	16th
	2.85% of Venezuela
Time zone	UTC-04:30
ISO 3166 code	VE-J
Emblematic tree	Palma llanera (Copernicia tectorum)
Website	www.guarico.gob.ve

Hato La Fe, Calabozo, Llanos of the Guárico state.

Guatopo National Park.

Waterfalls in the El Castrero River.

Guárico State (Spanish: Estado Guárico, IPA: [esˈtaðo ˈɣwaɾiko]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Juan de Los Morros. Guárico State covers a total surface area of 64 986 km² and, in 2011, had a census population of 747,739. It is named for the Guárico River.

See also: Administrative divisions of Venezuela

History

During colonial Venezuela, the territory of Guárico State was part of the Venezuela Province. Guárico Province was created as a province of Venezuela in 1848 by decree of President José Tadeo Monagas, and following the Federal War, Guárico State was created as a state of Venezuela in 1864. In the late nineteenth century (from 1881) it was involved in a series of re-arrangements of Venezuelan states, eventually re-emerging as an independent state in 1899. Its first capital was Calabozo (until October 1874), its second Ortiz (until 1934), when the capital was moved to San Juan de los Morros.

Municipalities and municipal seats

1. Camaguán
2. Chaguaramas
3. El Socorro
4. Francisco de Miranda (Calabozo)
5. José Félix Ribas (Tucupido)
6. José Tadeo Monagas
7. San Juan de los Morros
8. Julián Mellado (El Sombrero)
9. Las Mercedes
10. Valle de la Pascua
11. Ortiz
12. Pedro Zaraza
13. San Gerónimo de Guayabal (Guayabal)
14. San José de Guaribe (San José de Guaribe)
15. Santa María de Ipire (Santa María de Ipire)

Population

Race and ethnicity

According to the 2011 Census, the racial composition of the population was:

Racial composition	Population	%
Mestizo	N/A	60.4
White	264,036	32.8
Black	45,745	5.8
Other race	N/A	1.0

See also

• States of Venezuela
• John the Baptist Monument

External links

• guarico.com.ve