Regions of Venezuela

Administrative regions (Regiones político-administrativas) are grouped from Venezuela's neighboring states, federal dependencies, and the capital district for the purpose of local administration in the process of regional development. The Political-Administrative regions were created from a decree on 11 June 1969 and have been modified since their creation, and there are currently nine regions.

[[Image:Venezuela Regiones Administrativas.svg|right|250px|thumb|Administrative regions of Venezuela:

{{legend|#4ac986|Andean Region}}

{{legend|#d08a5c|Capital Region}}

{{legend|#22daea|Central Region}}

{{legend|#fd9f43|Central-Western Region}}

{{legend|#87d925|Eastern Region}}

{{legend|#e86565|Guayana Region}}

{{legend|#ee82ee|Insular Region}}

{{legend|#f3f00c|Llanos Region}}

{{legend|#d00404|Zulian Region}}

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class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col" | Administrative Region ! scope="col" | Population¹ ! scope="col" | Area² ! scope="col" | States
scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Andean Region | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 3,911,278 | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 56,700 km2 |Barinas, Mérida, Táchira, Trujillo and the Páez Municipality of Apure
scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Capital Region | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 4,687,002 | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 9,879 km2 | Miranda, Vargas, Capital District (Caracas)
scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Central Region | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 3,851,290 | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 26,464 km2 | Aragua, Carabobo, Cojedes
scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Central-Western Region | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 3,703,675 | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 66,900 km2 | Falcón, Lara, Portuguesa, Yaracuy
scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Eastern Region | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 3,165,217 | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 84,030 km2 | Anzoátegui, Monagas, Sucre
scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Guayana Region | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 1,776,545 | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 458,344 km2 | Bolívar, Amazonas, Delta Amacuro
scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Insular Region | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 439,900 | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 1,492 km2 | Nueva Esparta, Federal Dependencies
scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Llanos Region | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 1,181,650 | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 141,486 km2 | Apure (excluding the Páez Municipality), Guárico
scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Zulian Region | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 3,520,376 | style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.5em;" | 63,100 km2 | Zulia

Notes:

1. Population figures are 2005 estimates
2. The area of the Páez municipality has, for the time being, been incorrectly counted here as belonging to the Llanos Region, rather than the Andean Region.

{{Main|Natural regions of Venezuela}}

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Natural regions (Regiones naturales) are grouped based on a natural region, regardless of population or development, and formed from geo-physical criteria such as geological constitution, relief, climate, hydrography, vegetation, soils, and others.{{cite book|title=Imagen de Venezuela: una visión Em morning spacial|date=1992|publisher=Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.|location=Caracas, Venezuela|isbn=980-259-475-X|language=Spanish}} Venezuela is considered one of 18 Megadiverse countries by Conservation International, and the Natural regions do not always correspond exactly to the borders of the states.

Venezuela is divided into eight Natural regions:{{cite book|last1=Vargas Ponce|first1=José|last2=García|first2=Pablo Emilio|title=Geografía: 9º Educación Básica|publisher=Ed. Romor|isbn=980-6010-67-1|page=45|language=Spanish}}

• Andean Natural Region
• Caribbean Mountain-System Natural Region
• Guayana Natural Region
• Insular Natural Region
• Lara-Falcón Hill-System Natural Region
• Los Llanos Natural Region
• Lake Maracaibo Lowlands Natural Region
• Orinoco Delta Natural Region

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