What is Vargas?
[[File:Flag of Vargas State.svg|thumb|Flag of Vargas State]] [[Image:Escudo Estado Vargas.png|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''Vargas State''' ({{lang-es|Estado Vargas}}, {{IPA-es|esˈtaðo ˈβarɣas|IPA}}) is one of the 23 [[States of Venezuela|states]] of [[Venezuela]]. It is named after Venezuela's first civilian president, [[José María Vargas]]. The state covers an area along the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]] coast in the north of Venezuela. It borders [[Aragua (state)|Aragua]] to the west and [[Miranda (state)|Miranda]] to the east. [[Caracas]] is to the south. Vargas contains the country's largest [[port|seaport]] and [[airport]]. The state's capital city is [[La Guaira]]. The area was previously governed as part of Venezuela's Federal District. The governor was chosen by the federal government of Venezuela. In 1998 the government of [[Rafael Caldera]] made Vargas split Vargas from the Federal District. Shortly after this it became the 23rd state of Venezuela. ==Other websites== {{commons category-inline|La Guaira (state)}} * [http://www.estadovargas.gob.ve Government website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509105002/http://www.estadovargas.gob.ve/ |date=2011-05-09 }} {{in lang|es}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vargas (State)}} [[Category:States of Venezuela]]