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Orinoco Department

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Created
  
1824

capital
  
Angostura

Dissolved
  
1830


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

  • 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.
  • Cumaná Province. Capital: Cumaná. Cantons: Cumaná, Carupano, Cumanacoa, Maturín, Cariaco, Aragua Cumanés and Río Caribes.
  • Margarita Province. Capital: Asunción. Cantons: Asunción and Norte (capital Santa Ana del Norte).

    • References

    Orinoco Department Wikipedia
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