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The Central Region (''Región Central'') is one of the 10 administrative regions in which
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 ...
is divided. It's conformed by the states
Aragua Aragua State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains, jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular beaches are Cata and Choroni. It has Venezuela's first national par ...
,
Carabobo Carabobo State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The state capital city is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is and ...
and Cojedes. It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, the Capital Region and the Llanos Region to the east, the Western Central Region to the west and the Andes Region to the south. The main and most populated city in this region is Valencia, in the State of Carabobo.


History

The region was created in the presidential decree N.° 72 of 1969. As in the whole country, after the beginning of the democratic era, a regionalization policy begins to develop. By 1969, thanks to the presidential decree, the first legal element from which regionalization in the region and throughout the country would begin. This decree creates the Central Region as well as 8 other regions in the country, in addition to laying the foundations for the creation of different regional organizations.


Geography

The region is made up of the states of Aragua, Carabobo and Cojedes. It occupies an area of 26,000 km2.


Limits of the Central Region

It is bordered to the north by a portion of the Caribbean Sea Coastal Coast and the Capital Region; to the east by the Capital Region and part of the Plains Region; to the west by the Western Central Region and to the south by the Plains Region and the State of Barinas.


Gallery

File:Colonia Tovar - Aragua.jpg, Colonia Tovar, Aragua State File:CHORONI ESTADO ARAGUA 04.JPG, Choroní, Aragua State File:Isla Larga colorida.jpg, Isla Larga, Carabobo State File:Tirgua National Park, Venezuela 3.jpg, Tirgua National Park, Cojedes State File:Estacion monumental metro de valencia.jpg, Valencia Metro, Carabobo State


References

Regions of Venezuela {{Venezuela-geo-stub