Falcón
Falcón State (Spanish: Estado Falcón, IPA: [esˈtaðo falˈkon]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Coro.
Falcón | |
|---|---|
State of Venezuela | |
|
Flag Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): | |
Location within Venezuela | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Created | 1864[c] |
| Capital | Coro |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Council |
| • Governor | Víctor Clark |
| • Assembly delegation | 6 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24,800 km2 (9,600 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th |
| 2.71% of Venezuela | |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 902,847 |
| • Rank | 11th |
| 3.45% of Venezuela | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| ISO 3166 code | VE-I |
| Emblematic tree | Cují yaque (Prosopis juliflora) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.701 high · 11th of 24 |
| Website | www |
| ^[c] As Coro State; in 1874, it was renamed as Falcón State. | |
The state was named after Juan Crisóstomo Falcón.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.