¹ Prior to this date, Delta Amacuro had Federal Territory status.
Estado Delta Amacuro is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital city is Tucupita.
Delta Amacuro State covers a total surface area of 40,200 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 152,700.
Child malnutrition has reached a level of 30 percent of the population under age five, according to United Nations statistics; this is the fraction of the child population classified as stunted or wasted.