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Also known as Estado Apure

Apure State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Its territory formed part of the provinces of Mérida, Maracaibo, and Barinas, in accordance with successive territorial ordinations pronounced by the colonial authorities. In 1824 the Department of Apure was created, under jurisdiction of Barinas, which laid the foundations for the current entity. In 1856 it separated from Barinas and for the first time Apure appeared as an independent province, which in 1864 acquired the status of state. In 1881, however, a new territorial division combined Apure and Guayana to form a single state named B

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Apure State is one of Venezuela's 23 states, located in a region that was historically part of several colonial provinces before becoming an independent entity in 1856. Its creation as a state in 1864 marked an important step in Venezuela's administrative development, though its territorial boundaries have shifted over time through various governmental reorganizations.

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Settlement.official_name: Apure
Settlement.native_name: Estado Apure (Spanish)
Settlement.native_name_lang: es
Settlement.settlement_type: State
Settlement.image_skyline: Aterdecer En Los Llanos De Apure (46754808).jpeg
Settlement.shield_link: Armorial of Venezuela
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Apure State.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo del Estado Apure.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 75px
Settlement.anthem: Himno del Estado Apure
Settlement.image_map: Apure in Venezuela.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Venezuela
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Venezuela
Settlement.established_title: Created
Settlement.established_date: 1901
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: San Fernando de Apure

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: state of Venezuela
Has part: Municipio Biruaca
Named after: Apure River
Country: Venezuela
Located in: Venezuela
Contains: Municipio San Fernando
Capital: San Fernando de Apure
Population: 587056
Area: 76500
Elevation: 74
Time zone: UTC−04:00
Shares border with: Norte de Santander Department
Official website: www.apure.gob.ve
Image: PALACIO DE GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO APURE.JPG

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Commons category: Apure (state)
inception: 1909-00-00
category of associated people: Category:People from Apure
topic's main category: Category:Apure
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
office held by head of government: governor
different from: Apure River

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