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Monagas State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.
Monagas State covers a total surface area of 28,900 km² and, as of the 2011 census, had a population of 905,443.
Monagas State is surrounded by Sucre State in the north, Anzoátegui State in the west and south, Bolívar State in the south, Delta Amacuro State in the south and east and the Paria Gulf in the northeast.
The state is named after the general and president of Venezuela José Tadeo Monagas, native from this state, and his brother and fellow president José Gregorio Monagas, native from the neighbor Anzoátegui State.
The capital of the state is Maturín.
Monagas is a Spanish name, it may refer to:
- Monagas State, Venezuela
- José Gregorio Monagas Municipality, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela
- José Tadeo Monagas Municipality, Guarico State, Venezuela
- Monagas Sport Club, Venezuela
Parks
- Julio Enrique Monagas Family Park, Puerto Rico
People
- José Tadeo Monagas
- José Gregorio Monagas
- José Ruperto Monagas
The last name Monagas is a Hispanicized version of the Irish surname Monaghan.