Monagas

For other uses, see Monagas (disambiguation).

Monagas
State of Venezuela
Road in San Antonio de Capayacuar, on the way to Maturín
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Resistió con valor (English: It resisted with courage)
Anthem: Himno del Estado Monagas
Location within Venezuela
Coordinates: 9.43°N 63.08°W / 9.43; -63.08
Country	Venezuela
Created	1909
Capital	Maturín
Government
• Body	Legislative Council
• Governor	Ernesto Luna
Area
• Total	28,900 km2 (11,200 sq mi)
• Rank	9th
	3.15% of Venezuela
Population  (2022)
• Total	1,460,000
	3.15% of Venezuela
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
ISO 3166 code	VE-N
Emblematic tree	Palma de Moriche (Mauritia flexuosa)
HDI (2019)	0.702 high · 10th of 24
Website	http://www.monagas.gob.ve

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Monagas State (Spanish: Estado Monagas, IPA: [esˈtaðo moˈnaɣas]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.

Rural landscape in Monagas

Monagas State covers a total surface area of 28,900 km² (11,200 sq mi) and, as of the 2011 census, had a population of 905,443.

Monagas State is surrounded by Sucre State in the north, Anzoátegui State in the west and south, Bolívar State in the south, Delta Amacuro State in the south and east and the Paria Gulf in the northeast.

The state is named after the general and president of Venezuela José Tadeo Monagas, native from this state, and his brother and fellow president José Gregorio Monagas, native from the neighbor Anzoátegui State.

The capital of the state is Maturín.