TheRegions of Venezuela (Spanish:Regiones de Venezuela) are two groupings ofVenezuela'sstates, capital district, and federal dependencies. Venezuela'snatural regions (Regiones naturales) are divided bynatural geography, and administrative regions (Regiones político-administrativas) are delineated for the purpose of regionaladministration.
Administrative regions (Regiones político-administrativas) are grouped from Venezuela's neighboring states, federal dependencies, and the capital district for the purpose of localadministration in the process ofregional development. The Political-Administrative regions were created from adecree on 11 June 1969 and have been modified since their creation, and there are currently nine regions.
| Administrative Region | Population¹ | Area² | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andean Region | 3,911,278 | 56,700 km2 | Barinas,Mérida,Táchira,Trujillo and thePáez Municipality ofApure |
| Capital Region | 4,687,002 | 9,879 km2 | Miranda,Vargas,Capital District (Caracas) |
| Central Region | 3,851,290 | 26,464 km2 | Aragua,Carabobo,Cojedes |
| Central-Western Region | 3,703,675 | 66,900 km2 | Falcón,Lara,Portuguesa,Yaracuy |
| Eastern Region | 3,165,217 | 84,030 km2 | Anzoátegui,Monagas,Sucre |
| Guayana Region | 1,776,545 | 458,344 km2 | Bolívar,Amazonas,Delta Amacuro |
| Insular Region | 439,900 | 1,492 km2 | Nueva Esparta,Federal Dependencies |
| Llanos Region | 1,181,650 | 141,486 km2 | Apure (excluding thePáez Municipality),Guárico |
| Zulian Region | 3,520,376 | 63,100 km2 | Zulia |
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Natural regions (Regiones naturales) are grouped based on anatural region, regardless of population or development, and formed fromgeo-physical criteria such as geological constitution,relief,climate,hydrography,vegetation,soils, and others.[1] Venezuela is considered one of 18Megadiverse countries byConservation International, and the Natural regions do not always correspond exactly to the borders of the states.
Venezuela is divided into eight Natural regions:[2]
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