Orinoco Department
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Orinoco Department
Departamento del Orinoco | |
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| Coordinates: 8°5′N 63°31′W / 8.083°N 63.517°W | |
| Created | 1824 |
| Dissolved | 1830 |
| capital | Cumaná |
| Population | |
| • Total | 175,000 |
Orinoco Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia created in 1824. Its territory was split from the Venezuela Department.
It had borders to
- Apure Department in the West.
- Boyacá Department in the West.
Provinces
[edit]- Cumaná Province. Capital: Cumaná. Cantons: Cumaná, Carupano, Cumanacoa, Maturín, Cariaco, Aragua Cumanés and Río Caribes.
- Guayana Province. Capital: Angostura. Cantons: Angostura, Barceloneta, Alto Orinoco (capital Caicara), Caroni, Guayana Vieja, Caura (capital cabecera Moitaco), La Pastora and Upata.
- Barcelona Province. Capital: Barcelona. Cantons: Barcelona, Aragua, Pilar, Piritu, San Diego and Villa del Pao.
- Margarita Province. Capital: Asunción. Cantons: Asunción and Norte (capital Santa Ana del Norte).