Falcón
Falcón | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Dios y Federación (God and Federation) | |
Location within Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 11°24′24″N 69°40′40″W / 11.4067°N 69.6778°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Created | 1864[c] |
| Named after | Juan Crisóstomo Falcón |
| Capital | Coro |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Council |
| • Governor | Víctor Clark |
| Area | |
• Total | 24,800 km2 (9,600 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th |
| 2.71% of Venezuela | |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 902,847 |
| • Rank | 11th |
| 3.45% of Venezuela | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| ISO 3166 code | VE-I |
| Emblematic tree | Cují yaque (Prosopis juliflora) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.701 high · 11th of 24 |
| Website | www |
| ^[c] As Coro State; in 1874, it was renamed as Falcón State. | |
Falcón State (Spanish: Estado Falcón, IPA: [esˈtaðo falˈkon]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Coro.
The state was named after Juan Crisóstomo Falcón.