page_title: Apure
hierarchical_section_title: Apure
caption_attribution_description: Español: El canal de los ríos va generando una vegetación más boscosa en contraste a la sabana. Galeras del Cinaruco. Parque nacional Santos Luzardo
context_page_description: Apure State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. Its territory formed part of the provinces of Mérida, Maracaibo, and Barinas, in accordance with successive territorial ordinations pronounced by the colonial authorities. In 1824 the Department of Apure was created, under jurisdiction of Barinas, which laid the foundations for the current entity. In 1856 it separated from Barinas and for the first time Apure appeared as an independent province, which in 1864 acquired the status of state. In 1881, however, a new territorial division combined Apure and Guayana to form a single state named Bolívar. In 1899 it reestablished its autonomy and finally, by means of the Constitution of 1909, gained its current borders.
  The territory was famous for heron plumes, which adorned European courts. At the same time, it was the scene of armed encounters that marked the evolution of the War for Independence, as well as numerous battles during the civil war. In the Apurean environs, Rómulo Gallegos was inspired to write his novel Doña Bárbara, which describes the magnitude of this land.
  The state capital is San Fernando de Apure.
context_section_description: Apure State (Spanish: Estado Apure, IPA: [esˈtaðo aˈpuɾe]) is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.  Its territory formed part of the provinces of Mérida, Maracaibo, and Barinas, in accordance with successive territorial ordinations pronounced by the colonial authorities.  In 1824 the Department of Apure was created, under jurisdiction of Barinas, which laid the foundations for the current entity.  In 1856 it separated from Barinas and for the first time Apure appeared as an independent province, which in 1864 acquired the status of state.  In 1881, however, a new territorial division combined Apure and Guayana to form a single state named Bolívar.  In 1899 it reestablished its autonomy and finally, by means of the Constitution of 1909, gained its current borders.
  The territory was famous for heron plumes, which adorned European courts.  At the same time, it was the scene of armed encounters that marked the evolution of the War for Independence, as well as numerous battles during the civil war.  In the Apurean environs, Rómulo Gallegos was inspired to write his novel Doña Bárbara, which describes the magnitude of this land.
  The state capital is San Fernando de Apure.
  Based on the 2011 census information, the estimated population of Apure State in 2011 is 459,025 inhabitants.
caption: Santos Luzardo National Park, Apure State
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