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Yaracuy State | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Himno del Estado Yaracuy | |
 Location within Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°19′N 68°43′W / 10.31°N 68.71°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Created | 1909 |
| Capital | San Felipe, Yaracuy |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Council |
| • Governor | Julio León (2008–present) |
| • Assembly delegation | 5 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 19th |
| 0.77% of Venezuela | |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 690,852 |
| • Rank | 18th |
| 2.16% of Venezuela | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| ISO 3166 code | VE-U |
| Emblematic tree | Chaguaramo (Roystonea oleracea) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.677[1] medium · 20th of 24 |
| Website | www |
Yaracuy (Spanish: Estado Yaracuy,[2] IPA: [esˈtaðo ʝaɾaˈkuj];) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.[3][4] Yaracuy is located in the Central-Western Region, Venezuela. It is bordered by Falcón in the north, in the west by Lara, in the south by Portuguesa and Cojedes and in the east by Cojedes and Carabobo.
The geography of state is mountainous, the Andes range ends there, and the Coastal Range begins. It is split by two mountainous systems, the Sierra de Aroa on the North and the Sierra de Nirgua. In between lies the agricultural land drained by the Yaracuy River. Most cities and towns are in this valley, including the capital city.
The Cerro María Lionza Natural Monument is located in Chivacoa. Yaracuy is known as the Louisiana of Venezuela, due to the practices of witchcraft, occultism and the practice of religions such as voodoo, very similar to Louisiana Voodoo.[5]
The economy of Yaracuy is mostly agricultural. Some manufacturing can be found in Yaritagua area and Chivacoa, usually in agribusiness.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ Venezuela, Universidad Central de (1966). El Estado Yaracuy (in Spanish). Universidad Central de Venezuela, Dirección de Cultura.
- ^ Estadística, Venezuela Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría División de (1967). Estadísticas del Estado Yaracuy (in Spanish). Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría, División de Estadística.
- ^ Nacional, Venezuela Oficina Central del Censo (1964). Noveno censo general de poblacion, 26 de febrero de 1961: Estado Yaracuy (in Spanish).
- ^ Censo de población y vivienda 2001: Estado Yaracuy (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2006.