The Zulian Region is one of the 10
administrative regions
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
into which
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 ...
is divided for its development plans. This region is coterminous with
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 ...
and is administrated by
CORPOZULIA
Corpozulia is a Venezuelan government organization that works in the area of economic development in Zulia State. Its mission is make Zulia one of the economically strongest states of Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Rep ...
. The people from this region seek autonomy from the central government.
A Punto: Autonomía o Independencia del Estado Zulia
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History
The name of the region refers to the Zulia River, which runs through Colombian lands under the name of Batatas and flows into the Catatumbo River, but there is no consensus on the origin of the word Zulia.
The territory of Zulia was sighted in 1499 by an expedition commanded by Alonso de Ojeda. During the Spanish Colony, its lands were part of the Province of Venezuela until 1676, when they were added to the Province of Merida, later known as the Holy Spirit of Maracaibo. By 1786, this covered the territories of Zulia, Apure, Barinas, Táchira, Mérida and Trujillo.
In the times of Gran Colombia since 1824 it was called the department of Zulia. When the Great Colombian Union disappeared in 1830, Maracaibo became one of the 11 (eleven) Provinces of Venezuela.
In 1881 by disposition of the federal government the state of Falcon-Zulia was formed where it was definitively configured with its status of autonomous state on April 1, 1890, when the Congress decreed the separation of the state of Falcon-Zulia.
Geography
It is located in the extreme northwest and is bordered to the north by the Caribbean Sea, to the east by Falcon, Lara and Trujillo, to the southeast by Merida, to the south by Tachira and to the west, from the Guajira Peninsula to the mountains of Perijá, with the sister country of Colombia. With 63 100 km² it is the fifth largest state and with 6 893 995 inhabitants in 2019, the most populated.
Gallery
Sunset At Congo Mirador (135960421).jpeg, Sunset At Congo Mirador, Zulian Region
Castillo San Carlos de la Barra 12.jpg, San Carlos de La Barra, Castle
Arena Y Sol (110144285).jpeg, Providencia Island (Lepers Island)
N S del Carmen.jpg, Our Lady of M.C Church, Sinamaica Lagoon, Guajira Municipality
Rafael Urdaneta Bridge 6.jpg, Rafael Urdaneta Bridge
References
Regions of Venezuela
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