Bolívar (state)

Bolívar
Estado Bolívar (Spanish)
Anthem: Himno del Estado Bolívar
Location within Venezuela
CountryVenezuela
Created1901
CapitalCiudad Bolívar
Largest cityCiudad Guayana
Government
  BodyLegislative Council
  GovernorJusto Noguera Pietri
  Assembly delegation8
Area
  Total
242,801 km2 (93,746 sq mi)
  Rank1st
 26.24% of Venezuela
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,720,000
  Rank7th
 5.62% of Venezuela
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
ISO 3166 codeVE-F
Emblematic treeSarrapia (Diphysa punctata)
HDI (2019)0.715
high · 8th of 24
Websitewww.e-bolivar.gob.ve

Bolívar (Spanish: Estado Bolívar, IPA: [esˈtaðo βoˈliβaɾ]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital city is Ciudad Bolívar and the largest city is Ciudad Guayana. Bolívar State covers a total surface area of 242,801 km2 (93,746 sq mi) and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,410,964. The state contains Angel Falls.