Portuguesa
Portuguesa is one of the twenty-three states that, together with the Capital District and the Federal Dependencies, form the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Its capital is Guanare. It is located in the central-western region, bounded on the north by Lara, on the east by Cojedes, on the south by Barinas and on the west by Trujillo, with 14 autonomous municipalities and 39 civil parishes. Its main cities are: Guanare, Acarigua and Araure.