Distribution of Venezuela's national parks[ 1]
The national parks of Venezuela are protected areas in Venezuela covering a wide range of habitats. In 2007 there were 43 national parks , covering 21.76% of Venezuela's territory.[citation needed ]
Statistics
Every Venezuela state has one or more national parks.
5 national parks – Lara , Amazonas
4 national parks – Falcón , Mérida , Miranda , Portuguesa , and Táchira .
3 national parks – Apure , Sucre , and Trujillo .
2 national parks – Barinas , Bolívar , Carabobo , Distrito Capital, Guárico , Nueva Esparta , Yaracuy , and Zulia .
1 national park – Anzoátegui , Aragua , Cojedes , Delta Amacuro , Federal Dependencies , Monagas , and Vargas .
18 national parks are over 1000 km2 ; 15 over 2000 km2 ; 5 over 5000 km2 and 3 over 10,000 km2 . The largest parks, in the Guayana Region , are Parima Tapirapecó National Park (39,000 km2 ) and Canaima National Park (30,000 km2 ).
List of national parks
National parks of Venezuela
Number
Image
Date established
Name
Region
State
Type
Area (km2 )
1
2 February 1937
Henri Pittier
Central Region
Aragua Carabobo
Mountainous
1,078.00
2
2 May 1952
Sierra Nevada
Andean Region
Mérida Barinas
Mountainous
2,764.46
3
31 March 1958
Guatopo
Central Region
Miranda Guárico
Mountainous
1,224.64
4
12 December 1958
El Ávila
Capital Region
Federal District Miranda Vargas
Mountainous
851.92
5
18 March 1960
Yurubí
Central-Western Region
Yaracuy
Mountainous
236.70
6
12 June 1962
Canaima
Guayana Region
Bolívar
Guayana Shield
30,000.00
7
12 June 1962
Yacambú
Central-Western Region
Lara
Mountainous
269.16
8
21 May 1969
Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro
Central-Western Region
Falcón
Mountainous
48.85
9
8 August 1972
Los Roques
Insular Region
Federal Dependencies
Insular
2,211.20
10
5 December 1973
Macarao
Capital Region
Federal District Miranda
Mountainous
150
11
19 December 1973
Mochima
North-Eastern Region
Sucre Anzoátegui
Coastal
949.35
12
6 February 1974
Laguna de La Restinga
Insular Region
Nueva Esparta
Insular
188.62
13
6 February 1974
Médanos de Coro
Central-Western Region
Falcón
Coastal
912.80
14
13 February 1974
Laguna de Tacarigua
Capital Region
Miranda
Coastal
391
15
27 February 1974
Cerro El Copey
Insular Region
Nueva Esparta
Insular
71.30
16
7 March 1974
Aguaro-Guariquito
Llanos Region
Guárico
Llanos
5,690
17
26 May 1974
Morrocoy
Central-Western Region
Falcón
Coastal
320.90
18
27 May 1975
Cueva del Guácharo
North-Eastern Region
Monagas
Mountainous
627
19
14 April 1976
Terepaima
Central-Western Region
Lara Portuguesa
Mountainous
186.5
20
12 December 1978
Serranía de la Neblina
Guayana Region
Amazonas
Guayana Shield
13,600
21
12 December 1978
Yapacana
Guayana Region
Amazonas
Guayana Shield
3,200
22
12 December 1978
Duida-Marahuaca
Guayana Region
Amazonas
Guayana Shield
3,737.4
23
12 December 1978
Península de Paria
North-Eastern Region
Sucre
Mountainous
375
24
12 December 1978
Sierra de Perijá
Zulian Region
Zulia
Mountainous
2,952.88
25
12 December 1978
El Tamá
Andean Region
Táchira Apure
Mountainous
1,390
26
14 January 1987
San Esteban
Central Region
Carabobo
Mountainous
445
27
6 May 1987
Sierra de San Luis (J. Crisóstomo Falcón)
Central-Western Region
Falcón
Mountainous
200
28
24 February 1988
Santos Luzardo
Llanos Region
Apure
Mountainous
5,843.68
29
25 May 1988
Guaramacal (G. Cruz Carrillo)
Andean Region
Trujillo Portuguesa
Mountainous
214.66
30
30 November 1988
Dinira
Central-Western Region
Lara Portuguesa Trujillo
Mountainous
453.28
31
18 January 1989
Páramos Batallón y La Negra
Andean Region
Mérida Táchira
Mountainous
952
32
7 December 1989
Chorro El Indio
Andean Region
Táchira
Mountainous
170
33
7 December 1989
Sierra La Culata
Andean Region
Mérida Trujillo
Mountainous
2,004
34
7 December 1989
Cerro Saroche
Central-Western Region
Lara
Mountainous
322.94
35
6 June 1991
Turuépano
North-Eastern Region
Sucre
Marshy
726
36
5 June 1991
Delta del Orinoco (Mariusa)
Guayana Region
Delta Amacuro
Deltaic
3,310
37
5 June 1991
Ciénagas de Juan Manuel
Zulian Region
Zulia
Marshy
2,261.3
38
1 August 1991
Parima Tapirapecó
Guayana Region
Amazonas
Guayana Shield
39,000
39
5 June 1992
Río Viejo San Camilo
Llanos Region
Apure
Llanos
800
40
5 June 1992
Tirgua (Gen. Manuel Manrique)
Central-Western Region
Yaracuy Cojedes
Mountainous
910
41
26 March 1993
El Guache
Central-Western Region
Lara Portuguesa
Mountainous
125
42
26 March 1993
Tapo-Caparo
Andean Region
Barinas Mérida Táchira
Mountainous
2,050
43
21 March 2017
Caura
Guayana Region
Bolívar Amazonas
Mountainous
75,340
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