Orinoco Department
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Orinoco Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia created in 1824.
It had borders to
It had borders to
- Apure DepartmentApure DepartmentApure Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia located in Distrito del Norte.It encompassed 2 provinces - Barinas Province in the north and Achaguas Province in the south....
in the West. - Boyacá DepartmentBoyacá Department (Gran Colombia)Boyacá Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia.- Borders :It had borders to* Magdalena Department, Zulia Department, Apure Department in the North,* Orinoco Department in the East,* Azuay Department in the South,...
in the West.
Provinces
- Guayana ProvinceGuayana ProvinceGuayana Province was a province of the Spanish Empire and later of Venezuela. It was incorporated into the Captaincy General of Venezuela in 1776 and covered a territory roughly equal to today's Guayana Region and Guyana....
. Capital: Angostura. Cantones: Angostura, Barceloneta, Alto Orinoco cabecera Caicara, Caroni, Guayana Vieja, Caura cabecera Moitaco, La Pastora y Upata. - Barcelona ProvinceBarcelona Province (Gran Colombia)Barcelona Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. The territory corresponds almost to the one of Anzoátegui State. The province was part of the Orinoco Department....
. Capital: Barcelona. Cantones: Barcelona, Aragua, Pilar, Piritu, San Diego y Villa del Pao. - Cumaná Province. Capital: Cumaná. Cantones: Cumaná, Carupano, Cumanacoa, Maturín, Cariaco, Aragua Cumanés y Río Caribes.
- Margarita ProvinceMargarita ProvinceMargarita Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Orinoco Department which was created in 1824.Capital: Asunción.Cantones:* Asunción Canton* Norte Canton ....
. Capital: Asunción. Cantones: Asunción y Norte cabecera Santa Ana del Norte.