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.