Venezuela Department was one of the three departments of Gran Colombia until 1824.
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In the West it bordered Cundinamarca Department (1820).
In 1824 the subdivisions of Gran Colombia changed, and the territory was split into 4 departments:
- Apure Department: 2 provinces - Barinas Province and Achaguas Province.
- Orinoco Department: 4 provinces - Cumaná Province, Barcelona Province, Guayana Province, Margarita Province.
- Venezuela Department: 2 provinces - Caracas Province, Carabobo Province.
- Zulia Department: 4 provinces - Maracaibo Province, Coro Province, Mérida Province, Trujillo Province.