Apure

"El estado Apure es una de las 24 entidades federales de Venezuela ubicada en la Región de los Llanos al suroeste del país. Su capital es la ciudad de San Fernando de Apure. Tiene una extensión geográfica de 76500 km² lo que representa el 8,35% del Territorio Nacional. Posee una población estimada para el año 2015 de 587.056 de habitantes según el Instituto Nacional de Estadística, ocupando el puesto n° 19 de los estados más poblados de Venezuela. Limita por el Norte con los estados Táchira, Barinas y Guárico, por el Sur con Colombia, al Este con el Estado Bolívar y por el Oeste con Colombia. Posee 7 municipios autónomos y 26 parroquias civiles. Sus principales ciudades son: San Fernando de Apure, Guasdualito, Achaguas, Biruaca, Bruzual. En el ambiente apureño se inspiró Rómulo Gallegos para escribir su novela Doña Bárbara, que describe la magnitud de esta tierra."

"Apure State (Spanish: Estado Apure, IPA: [estaðo apue]) is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. 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 Bolívar. In 1899 it reestablished its autonomy and finally, by means of the Constitution of 1909, gained its current borders. The territory was famous for heron plumes, which adorned European courts. At the same time, it was the scene of armed encounters that marked the evolution of the War for Independence, as well as numerous battles during the civil war. In the Apurean environs, Rómulo Gallegos was inspired to write his novel Doña Bárbara, which describes the magnitude of this land. The state capital is San Fernando de Apure. Based on the 2011 census information, the estimated population of Apure State in 2011 is 459,025 inhabitants."