Apure Department Explained

Apure Department
Native Name:Departamento del Apure
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Department
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Gran Colombia
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Distrito del Norte
Coordinates:8.6333°N -82°W
Established Title:Created
Established Date:1824
Extinct Title:Dissolved
Extinct Date:1830
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Barinas
Population Total:480,000
Population As Of:1820

Apure Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia. It was split from the Venezuela Department.

It encompassed 2 provinces - Barinas Province in the north and Achaguas Province in the south.