Amazonas

Amazonas State covers 183,500 square kilometers of land, containing portions of the Amazon rainforest and extensive river networks including the Orinoco River system.

The territory transformed from a province of Spanish Guyana into a federal entity in 1864, marking a significant change in Venezuela's administrative organization.

Twenty different indigenous ethnic groups represent half of the state population, maintaining their traditional languages, customs, and ways of life in the forest.

Transportation within Amazonas relies primarily on waterways, with boats and dugout canoes serving as essential means of movement between communities.

The Casiquiare Canal naturally connects the Orinoco and Amazon river systems through a 328-kilometer channel, forming a rare bifurcation between major watersheds.

Location: Venezuela

Inception: 1994

Capital city: Puerto Ayacucho

Website: http://www.amazonas.gob.ve/

Shares border with: Bolívar, Apure, Vichada Department

Website: http://amazonas.gob.ve

GPS coordinates: 3.50000,-66.00000

Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:41