Portuguesa, Venezuela

Portuguesa is one of 25 primary administrative regions in Venezuela with a population of approximately 873,400 people.

Facts and figures on Portuguesa at a glance

Region name: Portuguesa (Estado Portuguesa)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 873,400 people
Country: Venezuela
Continent: South America

The regional headquarters of Portuguesa (Estado Portuguesa) is located in the regional capital Guanare (Guanare) with a population of 112,286 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Portuguesa's regional capital Guanare to Venezuela's capital Caracas (Caracas) is approximately 353 km (219 mi).

Facts and figures about Portuguesa
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Portuguesa Estado Portuguesa873,400 peopleGuanare Guanare112,286 people

Compare with other regions in Venezuela.

Map of Portuguesa

Map of Portuguesa

Information on Portuguesa

Information on Portuguesa
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Portuguesa Estado PortuguesaGuanare Guanare14VenezuelaSouth America

Time in Portuguesa

Time in Portuguesa
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 11:29am (11:29h)NoFri, 29 Mar 2024 - 11:29am (11:29h)UTC -4.0America/Caracas

Geographic coordinates of Portuguesa

Latitude & Longitude of Portuguesa
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map9°10'00.0"N (9.1666700°)69°15'00.0"W (-69.2500000°)

Subregions in Portuguesa

There are 14 administrative subregions in Portuguesa.
Subregions in Portuguesa
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Municipio Agua Blanca Municipio Agua Blanca1.-Agua Blanca Agua Blanca-
Municipio Araure Municipio Araure2.-Araure Araure181,820
Municipio Esteller Municipio Esteller3.-Piritu Píritu43,746
Municipio Guanare Municipio Guanare4.-Guanare Guanare112,286
Municipio Guanarito Municipio Guanarito5.-Guanarito Guanarito37,219
Municipio Monsenor Jose Vicente de Unda Municipio Monseñor José Vicente de Unda6.-Paraiso de Chabasquen Paraíso de Chabasquén-
Municipio Ospino Municipio Ospino7.-Ospino Ospino33,547
Municipio Paez Municipio Páez8.-Acarigua Acarigua188,278
Municipio Papelon Municipio Papelón9.-Papelon Papelón-
Municipio San Genaro de Boconoito Municipio San Genaro de Boconoito10.-Boconoito Boconoito18,086
Municipio San Rafael de Onoto Municipio San Rafael de Onoto11.-San Rafael de Onoto San Rafael de Onoto17,402
Municipio Santa Rosalia Municipio Santa Rosalía12.-El Playon El Playón-
Municipio Sucre Municipio Sucre13.-Biscucuy Biscucuy-
Municipio Turen Municipio Turén14.-Villa Bruzual Villa Bruzual55,244

External sources of information on Portuguesa

Portuguesa on Wikipedia