Venezuela Yours... GeographyIn geography, there are two ways of dividing a territory. The first one is a physical division, where regions with similar characteristics, from a point of view of topography, vegetation and climate, are grouped together. The second way, the political division, where the territory is divided in states with a common administration (governors, local congress...). Physical DivisionHere again, there are two ways of dividing the country. The easiest one, divides Venezuela in 3 big regions:
However, it is our opinion, that this way of grouping is putting together places that are very different, for instance Maracaibo and Merida). That is why we like much more the division proposed in the book "Image of Venezuela: An space vision", published by Petroleos de Venezuela and the "Instituto de Ingenieria". This division is based in the study of satellite images.
The territory is divided in the following nine regions:
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In comparison with the previous division, the Andes-coast region is divided between the Central an east chain of mountains, the Andes, the Coro system and the lake of Maracaibo. The "Llanos" separated from the Orinoco Delta system, and the islands are treated like a different region. Political Division
Click here for a more detailed map States of VenezuelaFederal Entity Population (thousands) % Capital Other Cities |
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Source, El Nacional (13-7-99) Click here to see the main cities, their heights and distances among them Bibliography:
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