Monagas State
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| Estado Monagas | |||||
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| Monagas State Anthem | |||||
| State motto: Resistió con valor (English: Resisted with courage)</br> | |||||
| Image:Venezuela-monagas.jpg Location within Venezuela | |||||
| Created (given current status) | 1909 | ||||
| State capital | Maturín | ||||
| Area | 28,930 km² | ||||
| Population | (2001 est.) - 712,626 hab.</br> | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | VE-N
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| Governor | José Briceño 2004 - 2007 | ||||
| Website: Gobernación del Estado Monagas Image:Symbole-es.png | |||||
Estado Monagas is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.
The state capital is Maturín.
Monagas State covers a total surface area of 28,900 km² and, in 2001, had an estimated population of 712 626.
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Municipalities and municipal seats
- Acosta (San Antonio)
- Aguasay (Aguasay)
- Bolívar (Caripito)
- Caripe (Caripe)
- Cedeño (Caicara)
- Ezequiel Zamora (Punta de Mata)
- Libertador (Temblador)
- Maturín (Maturín)
- Piar (Aragua)
- Punceres (Quiriquire)
- Santa Bárbara (Santa Bárbara)
- Sotillo (Barrancas)
- Uracoa (Uracoa)
See also: States of Venezuela
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