List of national parks of Venezuela

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.

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

See also

• List of national parks
• Venezuelan bolívar banknotes

References

External links

• Instituto Nacional de Parques de Venezuela
• Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente (Ministry of Environment)
• National Parks in Venezuela