Insular Region, Venezuela
The Insular Region is one of the eight natural regions of Venezuela and one of the 10 administrative regions in which Venezuela was divided for its development plans; it comprises all of the nation's islands, and is formed by the state of Nueva Esparta and the Federal Dependencies.
Cayo de Agua Island, Los Roques archipelago
La Asunción, capital of the Nueva Esparta State, was founded by the Spanish in 1565
San Juan Valley, Margarita Island
La Tortuga Island, Venezuela
Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela encompass most of Venezuela's offshore islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Venezuela, excluding those islands that form the State of Nueva Esparta and some Caribbean coastal islands that are integrated with nearby states. These islands, with a total area of 342 square kilometres, are sparsely populated – according to the preliminary results of the 2011 Census only 2,155 people live there permanently, with another hundred from Margarita Island who live there seasonally to engage in fishing. Local government is officially under the authority of Central government in Caracas, although de facto power is often held by the heads of the sparse and somewhat isolated communities that decorate the territories.
The Dutch settled in La Tortuga in 1605 until they were again evicted by the Spanish in 1631.
The Simón Bolívar Scientific-Military Base on the Aves Island established in 1978
Cayo de Agua, Los Roques Archipelago
Reefs in the Dos Mosquises Islands