named after the indigenous ethnic group in the area Carabobo, named for an ethnic village Caracas, named for the Caracas indigenous group Mérida, for the capital city, Mérida, itself named for Mérida in Spain Nueva Esparta ("New Sparta") is named for the heroism shown by its inhabitants during the Venezuelan War of Independence, deemed similar to that of the Spartan soldiers of Ancient Greece. Trujillo, for the capital city, Trujillo, itself named for Trujillo in Spain Zulia's name stems from a vocal transliteration from the Chibcha language, the name they called an exotic blue-flowered plant known as "Edging Lobelia" (Lobelia erinus); also for the Zulia River. See also ISO 3166-2:VE Administrative divisions of Venezuela Demographics of Venezuela List of cities and towns in Venezuela References Bibliography Some information was retrieved from the Venezuelan National Institute of Statistics. External links CityMayors feature Subdivisions of Venezuela Venezuela, States States, Venezuela Venezuela geography-related lists