Maracaibo Province (Venezuela)

Maracaibo Province was a province of

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

from 1830 to 1864. Before 1830 the area was named

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 Zul ...

. In 1864 the area was named Maracaibo State, which shortly after was renamed to Sovereign State of Zulia and in 1874

Zulia State Zulia State ( es, Estado Zulia, ; Wayuu language, Wayuu: ''Mma’ipakat Suuria'') is one of the States of Venezuela, 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest popu ...

. Provinces of Venezuela 1830 establishments in Venezuela es:Provincia de Maracaibo pt:Maracaibo (província da Venezuela)