The Delta Federal Territory, later Delta Amacuro,
is the name by which the current
Delta Amacuro State
Delta Amacuro State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, and is the location of the Orinoco Delta. The Paria Gulf and the Atlantic Ocean are found to the north, Bolívar State is found to the south, the Atlantic Ocean and Guyana are foun ...
of
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
was known until 1991.
History
The origins of the Delta Amacuro Federal Territory date back to the of the
Guayana Province
Guayana Province (1585−1864) was a province of Spanish Colonial Venezuela and independent Venezuela, located in the The Guianas, Guyana region of northeastern South America.
The province was part of the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spa ...
, which covered an area similar to the current state; The
Orinoco Delta
The Orinoco Delta is a vast river delta of the Orinoco River, located in eastern Venezuela.
Location
The Orinoco Delta is one of the eight natural regions of Venezuela.
It covers the whole of Delta Amacuro State and a few square kilometers o ...
was segregated from
Guyana State on 27 April 1884, and a territory called Delta Federal Territory was formed with capital in the city of
Pedernales; the capital was transferred to
Tucupita
Tucupita () is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro.
Geography
Delta Amacuro consists almost entirely of the swampy Orinoco River River delta, delta. Tucupita is hot and humid, and lies well into the delta on the Caño Mana ...
(founded in 1848) on 14 November 1887;
the limits for the federal territory were the following:
[
On 21 October 1893, General Manuel Guzmán Álvarez decreed the elimination of the "Delta Federal Territory", incorporating its area into the Bolívar State. On 26 April 1901, General ]Cipriano Castro
José Cipriano Castro Ruiz (12 October 1858 – 4 December 1924) was a Venezuelan politician and Officer (armed forces), officer of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela, military who served as president of Venezuela, president from ...
, provisional president
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of the United States of Venezuela
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, decreed the recreation of the territory with the name "Delta Amacuro Federal Territory" and designated San José de Amacuro as its capital. Four years later, on 16 May 1905, the capital was moved to Tucupita
Tucupita () is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro.
Geography
Delta Amacuro consists almost entirely of the swampy Orinoco River River delta, delta. Tucupita is hot and humid, and lies well into the delta on the Caño Mana ...
.[
In 1905 the territory was divided into six municipalities: Amacuro, ]Curiapo
Curiapo is a village in the Delta Amacuro, capital of the Antonio Díaz Municipality, Delta Amacuro, Antonio Díaz Municipality in Venezuela.
Population
In 2001 there were some 2880 Warao people, Warao Indians registered in the parish. Població ...
, El Toro, Pedernales and Piacoa. In 1936 it was subdivided into departments, these being Amacuro, Antonio Díaz, Pedernales and Tucupita
Tucupita () is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro.
Geography
Delta Amacuro consists almost entirely of the swampy Orinoco River River delta, delta. Tucupita is hot and humid, and lies well into the delta on the Caño Mana ...
, which were reduced in 1940 to those of Antonio Díaz, Pedernales and Tucupita. The category of Federal Territory was maintained until 3 August 1991, when by decree of the Congress of the Republic it was converted into the Delta Amacuro State
Delta Amacuro State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, and is the location of the Orinoco Delta. The Paria Gulf and the Atlantic Ocean are found to the north, Bolívar State is found to the south, the Atlantic Ocean and Guyana are foun ...
.
Territorial division
The Delta Amacuro Federal Territory was divided into departments for its administration; towards the end of the territory's existence these were:Tucupita
Tucupita () is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro.
Geography
Delta Amacuro consists almost entirely of the swampy Orinoco River River delta, delta. Tucupita is hot and humid, and lies well into the delta on the Caño Mana ...
.
* Pedernales Department, with capital en Pedernales.
* Antonio Díaz Department, con capital en Curiapo
Curiapo is a village in the Delta Amacuro, capital of the Antonio Díaz Municipality, Delta Amacuro, Antonio Díaz Municipality in Venezuela.
Population
In 2001 there were some 2880 Warao people, Warao Indians registered in the parish. Població ...
.
See also
* Administrative divisions of Venezuela
Venezuela is divided into 23 states ''(estados)'', 1 Capital District ''(Distrito Capital)'' and the Federal Dependencies ''(Dependencias Federales de Ultramar)'' that consist of numerous Venezuelan islands. These administrative divisions a ...
References
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1884 establishments in Venezuela
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States and territories established in 1884
States and territories disestablished in 1991