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List of national parks of Venezuela

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List of national parks of Venezuela

National Parks of Venezuela are protected areas in Venezuela, covering a wide range of habitats. In 2007 there were 43 national parks, covering 21.76% of Venezuela's territory.

Map of Venezuela

Every Venezuela state has one or more national parks.

  • 5 national parks - Lara
  • 4 national parks - Amazonas, Falcón, Mérida, Miranda, Portuguesa and Táchira.
  • 3 national parks - Apure, Sucre and Trujillo.
  • 2 national parks - Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Distrito Capital, Guárico, Nueva Esparta, Yaracuy and Zulia.
  • 1 national park - Anzoátegui, Aragua, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Federal Dependencies, Monagas and Vargas.

    • 18 national parks are over 1000 km²; 15 over 2000 km²; 5 over 5000 km² and 3 over 10,000 km². The largest parks, in the Guayana Region, are Parima Tapirapecó National Park (39,000 km²) and Canaima National Park (30,000 km²).

    References

    List of national parks of Venezuela Wikipedia
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