Venezuela Department (1824)
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Venezuela Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia from 1824 to 1830 (the previous department was substantially larger).
It had borders to
- Atlantic Ocean in the North.
- Orinoco Department in the East.
- Apure Department in the South.
- Zulia Department in the West.
Subdivisions
2 provinces and several cantons.
- Caracas Province. Capital: Caracas. Cantones: Caracas, Calabozo, Caucagua, Chaguaramas, La Guaira, La Victoria, Villa de Cura, Ocumare y San Sebastián.
- Carabobo Province. Capital: Valencia. Cantones: Valencia, Barquisimeto, Nirgua, Puerto Cabello, San Felipe y Tocuyo.
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