Barinas (state)

Barinas
Motto(s): 
Dios y Federación
(English: God and Federation)
Anthem: Himno del Estado Barinas
Location within Venezuela
Location within Venezuela
CountryVenezuela
Created1937
CapitalBarinas
Government
 • BodyLegislative Council
 • GovernorSergio Garrido
(2022–present)
 • Assembly delegation6
Area
 • Total35,200 km2 (13,600 sq mi)
 • Rank8th
 3.84% of Venezuela
Population
 (2011)
 • Total816,264
 • Rank15th
 2.87% of Venezuela
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
ISO 3166 codeVE-E
Emblematic treeCedro (Cedrela odorata)
HDI (2019)0.657[1]
medium · 23rd of 24
Websitewww.barinas.net.ve

Barinas State (Spanish: Estado Barinas, IPA: [esˈtaðo βaˈɾinas]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Barinas.

Barinas State covers a total surface area of 35,200 km2 (13,600 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 970,689 in 2015.

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.

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