Trujillo (state)

Trujillo
Flag of Trujillo
Coat of arms of Trujillo
Anthem: Himno del Estado Trujillo
Location within Venezuela
Location within Venezuela
CountryVenezuela
Created1899
CapitalTrujillo
Largest cityValera
Government
 • BodyLegislative Council
 • GovernorHenry Rangel Silva (2012–present)
 • Assembly delegation5
Area
 • Total
7,198 km2 (2,779 sq mi)
 • Rank18th
 0.81% of Venezuela
Population
 (2011 census est.)
 • Total
686,367
 • Rank17th
 2.58% of Venezuela
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
ISO 3166 codeVE-T
Emblematic treeBucare anauco (Erythrina fusca)
HDI (2019)0.680[1]
medium · 18th of 24
Websitewww.gbet.gov.ve
Old sugar plantation in Trujillo

Trujillo State (Spanish: Estado Trujillo,[2] Spanish pronunciation: [esˈtaðo tɾuˈxiʝo] ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.[3] Its capital is Trujillo[4] and the largest city is Valera. The state is divided into 20 municipalities and 93 parishes. Trujillo State covers a total surface area of 7,198 km2 (2,779 sq mi)[5] and, has a 2011 census population of 686,367.[6]

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. ^ State), Trujillo (Venezuela (1904). Ley de división territorial del estado Trujillo (in Spanish). Tip. del estado.
  3. ^ Vila, Marco Aurelio (1966). Aspectos geográficos del Estado Trujillo (in Spanish). Corporación Venezolana de Fomento.
  4. ^ Estadística, Venezuela Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría División de (1968). Estadísticas del Estado Trujillo (in Spanish). Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría, División de Estadística.
  5. ^ "GeoHive – Venezuela population statistics". Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  6. ^ Estado Trujillo: censo de población y vivienda 2001 (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2006.