Zulia

Zulia
Suuria (Wayuu)
Zulia State
Estado Zulia (Spanish)
Mma'ipakat Suuria (Wayuu)
Flag of Zulia
Coat of arms of Zulia
Anthem: Sobre Palmas
Location within Venezuela
Location within Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°50′N 72°15′W / 9.84°N 72.25°W / 9.84; -72.25
CountryVenezuela
Created1864
CapitalMaracaibo
Government
 • BodyLegislative Council
 • GovernorManuel Rosales Guerrero (2021–present)
 • Assembly delegation15
Area
 • Total50,230 km2 (19,390 sq mi)
 • Rank5th
 6.92% of Venezuela
Population
 (2017 estimate)
 • Total5,125,579
 • Rank1st
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
 18.29% of Venezuela
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
ISO 3166 codeVE-V
Emblematic treeCoconut (Cocos nucifera)
HDI (2019)0.697[1]
medium · 13th of 24
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20080612071201/http://www.gobernaciondelzulia.gov.ve:80/
San Carlos de la Barra Castle was built in the 17th century by the Spanish to protect Maracaibo from pirate attacks

Zulia State (Spanish: Estado Zulia, IPA: [esˈtaðo ˈsulja]; Wayuu: Mma’ipakat Suuria) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest population among Venezuela's states. It is also one of the few states (if not the only one) in Venezuela in which voseo (the use of vos as a second person singular pronoun) is widespread. The state is coterminous with the eponymous region of Zulia.

Zulia State is in northwestern Venezuela, bordering Lake Maracaibo, the largest body of water of its kind in Latin America. Its basin covers one of the largest oil and gas reserves in the Western Hemisphere.

Zulia is economically important to the country for its oil and mineral exploitation, but it is also one of the major agricultural areas of Venezuela, highlighting the region's contribution in areas such as livestock, bananas, fruits, meat, and milk.

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.