请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Falcón
释义

  1. Demographics and geography

     National parks 

  2. History

  3. Infrastructure

  4. Municipalities and municipal seats

  5. Population

      Race and ethnicity  

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Other uses}}{{Refimprove|date=August 2015}}{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Falcón
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = es
| settlement_type = State of Venezuela
| image_skyline =
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_flag = Flag of Falcón.svg
| flag_size =
| flag_alt =
| image_shield = Escudo de armas de Falcón.png
| shield_size = {{#if: |{{{coa_size}}}px|75px}}
| shield_alt =
| image_blank_emblem =
| blank_emblem_type =
| blank_emblem_size =
| blank_emblem_alt =
| nickname =
| national anthem =
| motto = Dios y Federación
({{lang-en|God and Federation}})
| anthem =
| image_map = Falcon in Venezuela.svg
| mapsize =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location within Venezuela
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_mapsize =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{#if:|{{#invoke:Coordinates|coordinsert|{{{coordinates}}}|region:VE}}}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Venezuela
| subdivision_type1 =
| subdivision_name1 =
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 =
| established_title = {{#if: 1864{{ref|creation|[c]}} | Created }}
| established_date = 1864{{ref|creation|[c]}}
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Coro
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Governor
| leader_name = Víctor Clark
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 24800
| area_rank = 10th
| area_note = 2.71% of Venezuela
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 902847
| population_as_of = {{#if: | {{{year_estimate}}} est.| 2011 census }}
| population_rank = 11th
| population_density_km2 =
| population_demonym =
| population_note = 3.45% of Venezuela
| timezone1 = 00
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| iso_code = VE-I
| blank_name_sec1 = Emblematic tree
| blank_info_sec1 = Cují yaque {{nowrap|(Prosopis juliflora)}}
| website = {{#if:http://www.falcon.gob.ve | {{url|1=http://www.falcon.gob.ve}} }}
| footnotes = {{note|creation|[c]}}As Coro State; in 1874, it was renamed as Falcón State.
}}

Falcón State ({{lang-es|Estado Falcón}}, {{IPA-es|esˈtaðo falˈkon|IPA}}) is one of the 23 states (estados) that constitute Venezuela. The state capital is Coro.

Demographics and geography

Falcón State covers a total surface area of 24,800 km² and, in 2011 had a census population of 902,847. The Paraguaná Peninsula is connected to the rest of the state by the Médanos Isthmus. It borders with the ABC islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire on the north, Zulia State on the west, and both Lara State and Yaracuy State on the south. The island of Aruba is 27 km off the northern coast of Paraguaná Peninsula. The other two ABC Islands (Bonaire and Curaçao) are a little further off the coast of the state.

National parks

There are four national parks in the state: the Médanos de Coro National Park, the Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro, Morrocoy, and Juan Crisóstomo Falcón National Park.

History

The area was first explored in 1499 by Juan de la Cosa and Amerigo Vespucci, as part of an expedition overseen by Alonso de Ojeda.[1] The State is named after President Juan Crisóstomo Falcón.

Infrastructure

The region is mostly coastal lowlands and the northern Andean mountain hills, and is mostly dry with limited agriculture production.[1] Farming mostly occurs in river valleys and mountainous areas, and includes maize, coconut, sesame, coffee and sugar cane.[1]

Coro, the state capitol and the Paraguaná Peninsula have had significant amounts of industrialization and growth.[1] Large oil refineries such as the Paraguana Refinery Complex in the city of Punto Fijo are located on the southwestern shore of the Paraguaná Peninsula, and approximately two-thirds of Venezuela’s total oil production occurs in this area, much of which is exported via tanker ships[1] that ship internationally through the port of Amuay.

Municipalities and municipal seats

Falcon State is subdivided into 25 municipalities (municipios), listed below with their administrative capitals, areas and populations.[2]

Municipality Administrative
Capital
Area (km2) Population
Census 2011
Estimate
30 June 2016
Acosta San Juan de los Cayos 75719,04521,272
Bolívar San Luis 2958,5399,420
Buchivacoa Capatárida 2,65722,89725,470
Cacique Manaure Yaracal 19010,87412,149
Carirubana Punto Fijo 684239,444276,251
Colina La Vela de Coro 58241,51046,631
Dabajuro Dabajuro 1,14423,38826,364
Democracia Pedregal 2,6029,94411,293
Falcón Pueblo Nuevo 1,57746,21555,196
Federación Churuguara 1,08429,25133,138
Jacura Jacura 1,84211,23212,492
Los Taques Santa Cruz de Los Taques 23141,57945,681
Mauroa Mene de Mauroa 1,90424,92027,488
Miranda Santa Ana de Coro 1,805211,537239,961
Monseñor Iturriza Chichiriviche 90719,30021,927
Palmasola Palmasola 1947,0778,306
Petit Cabure 1,02513,72515,316
Píritu Píritu 1,16810,62811,685
San Francisco Mirimire 34611,03012,219
Silva Tucacas 53732,19341,826
Sucre La Cruz de Taratara 8405,7816,379
Tocópero Tocópero 835,5196,010
Unión Santa Cruz de Bucaral 97515,66017,441
Urumaco Urumaco 7528,3499,044
Zamora Puerto Cumarebo 61933,21037,868
Estado Falcón Coro 24,800902,8471,030,827

The Paraguaná Peninsula comprises the municipalities of Carirubana, Los Taques and Falcón.

Population

Race and ethnicity

According to the 2011 Census, the estimated racial composition of the population was:[3]

Racial composition Est. Pop. %
Mestizo 513,00055.7
White 358,00038.9
Black 44,0004.8
Other race 6,0000.6

See also

  • States of Venezuela

References

1. ^"Falcón". Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed May 2010.
2. ^Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Caracas.
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.gob.ve/documentos/Demografia/CensodePoblacionyVivienda/pdf/nacional.pdf|title=Resultado Básico del XIV Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2011 (Mayo 2014)|page=29|publisher=Ine.gov.ve|accessdate=8 September 2015}}

External links

{{commons category|Falcón}}
  • {{Cite NIE|wstitle=Falcón|year=1905 |short=x}}
{{Administrative divisions of Venezuela}}{{coord|10.05|N|60.8|W|source:kolossus-svwiki|display=title}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Falcon}}

4 : States of Venezuela|States and territories established in 1864|Falcón|1864 establishments in Venezuela

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/9/22 6:42:40