Bolivar

Bolivar, the name of several states and territories of South America.—(1) A state of Colombia, lying W. of the Magdalena. Area, 21,345 sq. m.; pop. officially estimated at very nearly 350,000. The surface is mostly low and well watered, with many swamps; the climate in some parts is hot and unhealthy. Capital, Cartagena; chief port, Barranquilla.—(2) The largest of the United States of Venezuela, extending from Colombia to the Atlantic, and watered by the Orinoco and its tributaries. Area, 88,383 sq. m.; pop. 58,560, in which are included some sparsely settled districts around. The state is frequently called Guayana; for its capital, Ciudad Bolivar, see ANGOSTURA.—(3) A province of the republic of Ecuador; pop. 63,000.—(4) An agricultural settlement of Venezuela, 30 miles NE. of Caracas, founded in 1874 to receive immigrants.—(5) One of the new territories of Buenos Ayres, 170 miles SW. of the capital. Area, 2070 sq. m.; pop. 2055.