Orinoco Department
Orinoco Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia created in 1824. Its territory was split from the Venezuela Department.
It had borders to
- Apure Department in the West.
- Boyacá Department in the West.
Provinces
- Cumaná Province. Capital: Cumaná. Cantons: Cumaná, Carupano, Cumanacoa, Maturín, Cariaco, Aragua Cumanés and Río Caribes.
- Guayana Province. Capital: Angostura. Cantons: Angostura, Barceloneta, Alto Orinoco, Caroni, Guayana Vieja, Caura, La Pastora and Upata.
- Barcelona Province. Capital: Barcelona. Cantons: Barcelona, Aragua, Pilar, Piritu, San Diego and Villa del Pao.
- Margarita Province. Capital: Asunción. Cantons: Asunción and Norte.
