Barinas (state) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Barinas
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| Motto(s):
Dios y Federación
(English: God and Federation) |
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| Anthem: Himno del Estado Barinas | |||
Location within Venezuela
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| Country | Venezuela | ||
| Created | 1937 | ||
| Capital | Barinas | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 35,200 km2 (13,600 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 8th | ||
| 3.84% of Venezuela | |||
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 816,264 | ||
| • Rank | 15th | ||
| 2.87% of Venezuela | |||
| Time zone | UTC-04:00 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | VE-E | ||
| Emblematic tree | Cedro (Cedrela odorata) | ||
Barinas (Spanish: Estado Barinas) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela. The state capital is Barinas.
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Images for kids
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Landscape of the plains of Barinas
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Nuestra Señora del Pilar Cathedral in the city of Barinas, built by the Spanish between 1770 and 1780
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Casa de la cultura Napoleón Sebastián Arteaga which functioned as a royal Spanish prison, José Antonio Páez was imprisoned there in 1813
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Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Museum, a building from the Spanish colonial period, believed to have been visited by the liberator Simón Bolívar in 1813
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One of the many haciendas that exist in Barinas
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One of the many natural wells in Barinas
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Wild horses in Barinas
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Capybaras in Barinas
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Pedraza Municipality, Barinas State
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Cattle in Barinas
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Mountain landscape in Barinas
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Hato Cristero, Barinas State
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Unellez Botanical Garden
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La Acequia River
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Santa María University, Barinas
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Agustín Tovar Stadium, Barinas
See also
In Spanish: Estado Barinas para niños
