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Venezuela Department was one of the
departments of Gran Colombia The Gran Colombia, Republic of Gran Colombia was a former independent country in northern South America, a post-Spanish colonial country that existed from 1819 to 1831. Its initial subdivisions, created in 1820, were revised and expanded in 1824 to ...
from 1824 to 1830 (the previous department was substantially larger).
It had borders to
* Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...
in the North.
* Orinoco Department
Orinoco Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia created in 1824. Its territory was split from the Venezuela Department.
It had borders to
* Apure Department in the West.
* Boyacá Department in the West.
Provinces
* Cumaná ...
in the East.
* Apure Department
Apure Department was o ...
in the South.
*
Apure Department was o ...Zulia Department
Zulia Department from 1824 to 1830 was one of the departments of Gran Colombia. It was split from the Venezuela Department.
It encompassed 4 provinces - Maracaybo/Maracaibo, Coro Province
Coro Province (1811 - 1864) was a province in the ...
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. Departments of Gran Colombia 1824 establishments in Gran Colombia 1830 disestablishments in Gran Colombia