Aragua (Estado Aragua)
Aragua State covers a total surface area of 7,014 km2 and, based on the 2011 census information, the estimated population of Aragua State in 2012 is 1,630,308 inhabitants.
The name of the state comes from an indigenous word of Cumanagoto (Caribbean) origin, which is used to refer to the Chaguaramo, a type of palm from the region [quotation required] However, according to Carlos Blanco Galeno, a chronicler from Turmero, it derives from the Cariban aregua, and this de are ('site') and gua which in turn derives from ogun ('my thing'), so it would mean 'my place, my country'. This same word inspired the name of the Aragua River, an important tributary of Lake Valencia.
Map - Aragua (Estado Aragua)
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Country - Venezuela
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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VES | Venezuelan bolÃvar | BsS. or Bs. | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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ES | Spanish language |