Delta Amacuro

Delta Amacuro
Estado Delta Amacuro (Spanish)
The Orinoco River delta
The Orinoco River delta
Coat of arms of Delta Amacuro
Motto(s): 
La Paz en la Federación
(English: The Peace in the Federation)
Anthem: Himno del Estado Delta Amacuro
Location within Venezuela
Location within Venezuela
CountryVenezuela
Created1991[c]
CapitalTucupita
Government
 • BodyLegislative Council
 • GovernorLizeta Hernández (2008–present)
 • Assembly delegation4
Area
 • Total40,200 km2 (15,500 sq mi)
 • Rank7th
 4.39% of Venezuela
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total171,413
 • Rank23rd
 0.42% of Venezuela
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
ISO 3166 codeVE-Y
Emblematic treeMangle rojo (Rhizophora mangle)
HDI (2019)0.696[1]
medium · 14th of 24
^[c] Prior to this date, Delta Amacuro had Federal Territory status, granted in 1884.

Delta Amacuro State (Spanish: Estado Delta Amacuro, IPA: [esˈtaðo ˈðelta amaˈkuɾo]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, and is the location of the Orinoco Delta. The Paria Gulf and the Atlantic Ocean are found to the north, Bolívar State is found to the south, the Atlantic Ocean and Guyana are found to the east, and Monagas State is found to the west. The state capital city is Tucupita.

Delta Amacuro State covers a total surface area of 40,200 km2 (15,500 sq mi) and, in 2011, had a census population of 171,413.[2]

Waraos natives in the Orinoco Delta
  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  2. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Venezuela". City Population. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved 14 Jan 2020.