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List of country subdivision flags in South America

This page lists the country subdivision flags in South America. It is a part of the Lists of country subdivision flags, which is split into continents due to its size.

Argentina

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See also: Provinces of Argentina

Argentina is divided into twenty-three federal states called provinces and one called the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the republic as decided by the Argentine Congress. Each has its own official flag.

Provinces

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Flag Administrative division Adopted Description
    Buenos Aires City 1995[1] The center of the flag of Buenos Aires has a coat of arms created by Spaniard Juan de Garay on October 20, 1580.[2]
    Buenos Aires 1997[3] See Flag of Buenos Aires Province
    Catamarca 2011[4] See Flag of Catamarca
    Chaco 2007[5] A previous design from 1995 by a graphical artist was never adopted as it was deemed a painting and not a symbol.[6]
    Chubut 2004[7]
    Córdoba 2014 A vertical tricolor of red, white and blue with the Society of Jesus sun in the center of the white stripe.
    Corrientes 1986[8] The flag traces its heritage to a simpler design created on December 24, 1821, by a Constituent Congress.[9]
    Entre Ríos 1987[10] It was hoisted for the first time on March 1, 1815.[11] Similar to the Artigas flag.
    Formosa 1991[12]
    Jujuy 1994[13] It features the same design as the Bandera Nacional de Nuestra Libertad Civil (Spanish for "National Flag of Our Civil Freedom"), a flag used by Argentine military leader Manuel Belgrano.[14]
    La Pampa 1993[15] A horizontal triband of blue (top and bottom) and white defaced with the Coat of arms of La Pampa Province at its center.
    La Rioja 1986[16]
    Mendoza 1992[17] Known as the flag of the Andes, it was used by Argentine patriot José de San Martín during his military campaigns in Chile and Peru.[18]
    Misiones 1992[19] A triband, officially adopted on February 12, 1992. The red is a symbol "for the blood spilled to sustain our freedom and independence", the blue, "of our decision for the Republic", and the white, "of our distinction and greatness" according to José Gervasio Artigas.
    Neuquén 1989[20]
    Río Negro 2009[21] Probably based on the flag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia.
    Salta 1997[22] See Flag of Salta.
 
 		   San Juan 2018[23][24] Known as the "Civic Flag", it was first adopted by the IV Division of the Army of the Andes, formed by San Juan natives during the Argentine war for Independence. It is also known as the "Cabot Flag" as the IV Division was led by Lieutenant General Juan Manuel Cabot. It is the only flag of an Argentine province whose reverse differs from the obverse.
    San Luis 1988[25] The flag displays the provincial coat of arms centered on a white field.
    Santa Cruz 2000[26]
    Santa Fe 1986[27] Used unofficially since August 3, 1822,[28] it is a vertical tricolor of red, white and blue with the provincial coat of arms in the center.
    Santiago del Estero 1985[29]
    Tierra del Fuego 1999[30] A diagonal bicolor of sky blue and orange with an albatross in the center and the Southern Cross in the fly. See Flag of Tierra del Fuego
    Tucumán 2010[31] A horizontal triband of white (top and bottom) and blue.

Bolivia

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See also: Departments of Bolivia

Bolivia is a unitary state consisting of nine departments. Each has its own official flag.

Departments

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Flag Administrative division Adopted Description
    Beni 1851 A green field with a circle of eight five-pointed yellow stars in the centre.
    Chuquisaca 1851 A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches on a white field with a crown in the centre.
    Cochabamba 1851 A cyan field.
    La Paz 1851 A horizontal bicolour of red and green.
    Oruro 1851 A red field.
    Pando 1851 A horizontal bicolour of white and green.
    Potosí 1851 A field quartered in red and white.
    Santa Cruz 1851 A horizontal bicolour triband of green, white and green.
    Tarija 1851 A horizontal bicolour of red and white.

Brazil

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Flag Administrative division Adopted Description
    Acre 1995 Rectangle divided by a diagonal line from the bottom left (hoist-side) to the upper right. The top left is yellow with a red star in the corner, and the bottom right is green. See Flag of Acre
    Alagoas 1963 A vertical tricolour of red, white, and blue, with the coat of arms of Alagoas in the centre. See Flag of Alagoas
    Amapá 1988 A horizontal tricolour of blue, green with black-edged white lines, and yellow, with a green triangle based on the hoist-side, bearing a stylized outline of the Fortaleza de São José de Macapá in black and white. The green triangle continues as a horizontal stripe to the fly end. See Flag of Amapá
    Amazonas 1982 Three horizontal stripes of equal length in white, red, and white. A blue canton over the white stripe on the hoist-side, with twenty-five five-pointed silver stars, in four rows of eight, four, four, and eight, respectively, equidistant from each other in proportion to the interior of the rectangle. In the center is a star larger than the others. See Flag of Amazonas
    Bahia 1960 Four alternating horizontal stripes of equal length in white and red; in the upper hoist-side canton, a white triangle on a blue field. See Flag of Bahia
    Ceará 1922 A green field with a large yellow rhombus in the center bearing a white disk, which contains the coat of arms of the state of Ceará. See Flag of Ceará
    Espírito Santo 1947 A horizontal tricolor of light blue, white, and pink; charged with "TRABALHA E CONFIA" (Portuguese for "Work and Trust"), centered on the white stripe. See Flag of Espírito Santo
    Goiás 1919 Eight stripes: four green stripes and four yellow stripes. A blue rectangle on the upper left hoist with five white stars, four on each side and one smaller in the centre. See Flag of Goiás
    Maranhão 1889 Nine stripes in a horizontal direction, interspersed, four white, three red and two black, with a blue canton occupying a third of the length of the flag and half of its width, in the top left with a white star in the centre. See Flag of Maranhão
    Mato Grosso 1890 A blue banner with a white rhombus in its centre which contains a green sphere and yellow star. See Flag of Mato Grosso
    Mato Grosso do Sul 1979 A white diagonal band radiating from the lower hoist-side corner to the top-center. The upper triangle is green and the lower triangle is blue with a yellow five-pointed star in the bottom-right corner. See Flag of Mato Grosso do Sul
    Minas Gerais 1963 A red triangle on a white background, surrounded by the Latin expression "Libertas quæ sera tamen" - motto of the Inconfidência Mineira, which means "Liberty, even if delayed". See Flag of Minas Gerais
    Pará 1890 In the field of sips (red) a silver band (white), carried in the centre of a blau star (blue). See Flag of Pará
    Paraíba 1965 Rectangular flag striped vertically in black and red, with black occupying a third of the flag on the side of the junk, and with the inscription "NEGO" in white, with a twentieth of the width of the flag in the centre of the red stripe.
    Paraná 1892 It is composed of a green quadrilateral, crossed from the upper left angle to the lower right by a large white stripe, bearing a blue circle with the five stars of the Southern Cross (Crux) in lower course. The Cross is depicted with south at the top, as it appears in the night sky. The circle is crossed, below the "Star of Magellan" (Estrela de Magalhães), by a thin stripe that suggests a horizon, featuring the word "PARANÁ" in green, lightened by the only visible star of that constellation. The sphere is surrounded by a branch of Paraná Pine tree — on the right, and by a branch of Yerba mate on the left. See Flag of Paraná
    Pernambuco 1917 A bicolour pennant, blue and white, with the colors broken horizontally into two unequal sections, with blue in the upper and larger rectangle, the rainbow composed of three colors, red, yellow and green, with a star in above and below the sun, inside the semicircle, both in yellow, and, in the lower and smaller white rectangle, a red cross. See Flag of Pernambuco
    Piauí 1922 Divided in thirteen interspersed green and yellow stripes with the same length. In the upper right corner there is a dark blue canton with the length equal to five stripes with a white star in the middle. Below the star, it is written with white letters: "13 DE MARÇO DE 1823" (March 13, 1823). See Flag of Piauí
    Rio de Janeiro 1965 Field quartered in white and sky blue, in the center with the State coat of arms occupying 5/7 of the height.
    Rio Grande do Norte 1957 A horizontal bicolour of green and white with a ratio of 2:3. In the center it is charged with the coat of arms of Rio Grande do Norte. See Flag of Rio Grande do Norte
    Rio Grande do Sul 1966 Two triangles in the colors green (top left) and yellow (bottom left), which are separated by a wide red diagonal band, containing the coat of arms of Rio Grande do Sul. See Flag of Rio Grande do Sul
    Rondônia 1981 A blue field occupies its upper half with a central white star with five equidistant points in the middle of the banner. A green field is formed from the lower edges of the banner to the center of the lower points of the star. Two yellow fields are formed to the right and to the left of the star. See Flag of Rondônia
    Roraima 1996 Divided into three diagonal bands from left to right, and from bottom to top. The colors of the bands are, respectively: turquoise blue, white and flag green. Near the bottom of the flag is a narrow red band. In the centre of the flag, resting on the red band, there is a gold star with dimensions that go beyond that of the central white band. See Flag of Roraima
    Santa Catarina 1953 Three horizontal bands in the color combination red-white-red; In the center of the flag is a green diamond containing the coat of arms of Santa Catarina. See Flag of Santa Catarina
    São Paulo 1946 13 stripes of alternating black and white, with a red canton on the upper left corner. Inside the canton, a yellow star in each corner and a white circle in the middle with a blue map of Brazil. See Flag of São Paulo
    Sergipe 1952 Rectangle divided into four alternating green and yellow stripes, the upper one being green. In the canton (top left), a blue square whose side is half the height of the flag, loaded with five white five-pointed stars, arranged in a quincunx, with the one in the center twice the dimensions of the others. See Flag of Sergipe
    Tocantins 1989 A white diagonal band charged with a gold sun radiating from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is blue and the lower triangle is yellow. See Flag of Tocantins
    Federal District 1969 A white flag representing peace, with the green stands for the vegetation of the region and Cross of Brasília.

Chile

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Regions

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Flag Administrative division Adopted Description
    Arica and Parinacota 2008 A white field with the regional coat of arms in the centre. Below the coat, it is written with black letters: "ARICA Y PARINACOTA; GOBIERNO REGIONAL" (Arica y Parinacota; Regional Government).
    Atacama 1996 A blue field with a five-pointed yellow star in the centre. See Flag of Atacama
    Antofagasta ???? A blue field with the regional Intendant seal in the centre.
    Aysén 2013 A white field with the regional coat of arms in the centre.
    Biobío ???? A white field with the regional coat of arms in the centre. Below the coat, it is written in arched black letters: "REGIÓN DEL BIO-BÍO" (Region of Bio-Bío).
    Coquimbo 2013 A white field with two blue stripes: one on the canton with four white circles resembling the Southern Cross, and another one curved down the flag. A white star cuts both stripes. On the top right, three green hills with a sunset on the background.
    La Araucanía ???? A white field with the regional coat of arms in the centre. Below the coat, it is written in black letters: "REGIÓN DE LA ARAUCANÍA" (Region of the Araucanía).
    Los Lagos 2013 A horizontal bicolour of green and blue with four five-pointed white stars resembling the shape of the Southern Cross in the canton. See Flag of Los Lagos
    Los Ríos 2008 A white field with three wavy stripes of yellow, green and blue in the centre, interrupted in the middle by a circle of twelve five-pointed yellow stars. See Flag of Los Ríos Region
    Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region 1997 A blue field with a white-edged yellow stripe highlighting six peaks in the bottom. On the blue field, there are five five-pointed white stars resembling the shape of the Southern Cross. See Flag of Magallanes
    Maule 2002 A white field with the regional coat of arms in the centre.
    Ñuble 2018 A white field with the regional coat of arms in the centre.
    O'Higgins ???? A white field with the regional government logo in the centre. Below the coat, it is written with black letters: "REGIÓN DEL LIBERTADOR BERNARDO O'HIGGINS" (Region of the Liberator Bernado O'Higgins).
    Santiago Metropolitan Region 2013 A dark grey field with the regional coat of arms in the center.
    Tarapacá 2008 A white field with the regional coat of arms in the centre.
    Valparaíso ???? A blue field with the regional coat of arms in the centre. Below the coat, it is written with yellow letter: "REGIÓN VALPARAÍSO" (Valparaíso Region).

Colombia

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Flag Administrative division Adopted Description
    Amazonas 1974 Rectangular defaced black-fimbriated horizontal triband tricolour of unequal sizes in green, yellow (mustard), and white, charged with an indigenous warrior charging a bow and arrow, a pouncing jaguar, and a five-pointed star all in black. See Flag of Amazonas
    Antioquia 1962 A horizontal bicolour of white and green. See Flag of Antioquia
    Arauca 1979 A horizontal bicolour of red and green.
    Atlántico 1989 A horizontal bicolour triband of white, red and white.
    Bogotá 1952 A horizontal bicolour of yellow and red with the Bogotan coat of arms in the centre. See Flag of Bogotá
    Bolívar 1886 A horizontal triband of yellow, green and red. See Flag of Bolívar
    Boyacá 1968 A horizontal tricolour of green (first and fifth stripes), white (second and fourth stripes) and red (central stripe) with five arched Oak leaves in white centered on the red band. See Flag of Boyacá
    Caldas ???? A vertical bicolour of yellow and green.
    Caquetá 1974 Four horizontal stripes of green with the upper left corner bearing a circle of fifteen five-pointed yellow stars surrounding a single star in the centre over a white canvas.
    Casanare ???? Divided diagonally from the upper-fly corner to the lower-hoist corner. The upper-hoist triangle is red and the lower-fly triangle, green. At the centre of the flag is an eight pointed sun in yellow. See Flag of Casanare
    Cauca ???? A horizontal bicolour triband of green, yellow and green.
    Cesar ???? A horizontal bicolour triband of green, white and green. See Flag of Cesar
    Chocó ???? A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and blue in a 2:1:1 ratio.
    Córdoba 1951 A horizontal tricolour of blue, white and green.
    Cundinamarca 1813 A horizontal tricolour of cyan, yellow and red with the department's coat of arms in the centre.
    Guainía ???? A horizontal tricolour of yellow, blue and green.
    Guaviare ???? A horizontal tricolour of green, white and blue with the department's coat of arms in the centre.
    Huila 1952 A horizontal tricolour of white, green and yellow.
    La Guajira 1966 A horizontal bicolour of green and white. See Flag of La Guajira
    Magdalena 1886 Six horizontal stripes alternating between red and blue, defaced at the centre by thirty white stars forming the shape of a star. See Flag of Magdalena
    Meta 1970 Seventeen horizontal stripes alternating between green and white.
    Nariño ???? A horizontal bicolour of yellow and green.
    Norte de Santander 1978 A horizontal bicolour of red and black with four five-pointed yellow stars forming a rhombus. See Flag of Norte de Santander
    Putumayo ???? A horizontal tricolour of green, white and black. See Flag of Putumayo
    Quindío ???? A vertical tricolour of green, yellow and purple. See Flag of Quindío
    Risaralda 1969 A green field with fourteen arched five-pointed white stars.
    San Andrés y Providencia 1818 A cyan field with a white saltire that extends to the corners of the flag.
    Santander 1972 A horizontal bicolour triband of green and black fimbriated in yellow with a red stripe in the hoist-side that has eight five-pointed white stars. See Flag of Santander
    Sucre 1974 A horizontal bicolour of green and white with the department's coat of arms in the centre.
    Tolima ???? A horizontal bicolour of dark red and yellow.
    Valle del Cauca 1811 A horizontal bicolour of cyan and white surrounded by a silver border. See Flag of Valle del Cauca
    Vaupés 1984 A horizontal bicolour of white and green with a dark green leaf in the centre.
    Vichada ???? A horizontal bicolour of yellow and green.

Ecuador

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Provinces

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Flag Province Adopted Description
    Azuay ???? A horizontal bicolour of red and yellow.
    Bolívar ???? A horizontal bicolour of red and green.
    Cañar ???? A horizontal tricolour of blue, yellow and red.
    Carchi ???? A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red.
    Chimborazo ???? A horizontal bicolour of red and blue with the provincial coat of arms in the centre.
    Cotopaxi ???? A horizontal bicolour of red and blue.
    El Oro ???? A vertical bicolour triband of green, yellow and green in a 1:2:1 ratio.
    Esmeraldas ???? A horizontal bicolour of white and green.
    Galápagos ???? A horizontal tricolour of green, white and blue.
    Guayas ???? Five alternating horizontal stripes of cyan and white with three linear five-pointed white stars in the centre.
    Imbabura ???? A horizontal tricolour of red, white and green with a blue triangle based at the hoist-side.
    Loja ???? A blue-fimbriated horizontal bicolour of red and yellow with a circle of sixteen five-pointed white stars in the centre.
    Los Ríos ???? A horizontal bicolour triband of green, white and green.
    Manabí ???? Five alternating horizontal stripes of green and white with a red triangle based at the hoist and twenty-two arched five-pointed red stars on the centre-right.
    Morona-Santiago ???? A horizontal bicolour of yellow and green.
    Napo ???? Four horizontal bands of yellow, white, blue and red in a 3:1:1:1 ratio.
    Orellana ???? A horizontal tricolour of white, green and yellow with a vertical black stripe containing four five-pointed white stars at the hoist-side.
    Pastaza ???? A bicolour quadrisection of green and yellow.
    Pichincha ???? A vertical bicolour of yellow and red.
    Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas ???? A bicolour quadrisection of green and red with a white saltire including two thin black lines near its edges and a yellow and white sun with sixteen rays alternating straight and wavy charged with a multicolored colibri at the centre.
    Santa Elena ???? A vertical tricolour of green, blue and cyan.
    Sucumbíos ???? A horizontal tricolour of green, white and yellow.
    Tungurahua ???? A horizontal bicolour triband of red, green and red.
    Zamora-Chinchipe ???? A horizontal tricolour of white, green and yellow.

Guyana

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Flag Date Use Description
  ???? Flag of Barima-Waini
  ???? Flag of Cuyuni-Mazaruni
  ???? Flag of Demerara-Mahaica
  ???? Flag of East Berbice-Corentyne
  ???? Flag of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara
  ???? Flag of Mahaica-Berbice
  ???? Flag of Pomeroon-Supenaam
  ???? Flag of Potaro-Siparuni
  ???? Flag of Upper Demerara-Berbice
  ???? Flag of Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo

Paraguay

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Flag Date Use Description
  ??? – Today Flag of Asunción A horizontal tricolor of red (upwards), White and red with the department's arms in the center.[32]
  ??? – Today Flag of Alto Paraguay A horizontal tricolor of red, White and blue with the motto “forcé, life, prosperity” in the center.
  ??? – Today Flag of Alto Paraná A vertical tricolor of green, White and Brown.
  ??? – Today Flag of Amambay A red field with the white-edged green Nordic cross that extends to the edges; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side.
  ??? – Today Flag of Boquerón A horizontal tricolor of blue, White and green.
  ??? – Today Flag of Caaguazú A horizontal tricolor of red, White and blue with 5 green stars in the center.
  ??? – Today Flag of Caazapá A horizontal bicolor of green and red with a white square ended on the upper hoist-side corner of the green band.
  ??? – Today Flag of Canindeyú a green with 3 bands of blue, White and red downwards.
  ??? – Today Flag of Central a White field with a red stripe and 19 blue stars.
  ??? – Today Flag of Concepción a diagonal bicolor of blue and White and a red stripe between.
  ??? – Today Flag of Cordillera Two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and green with a red-edged blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side, a golden 12-pointed star inside the triangle and the department's arms in the center.[33]
  ??? – Today Flag of Guairá a horizontal bicolor of cyan and purple.
  ??? – Today Flag of Itapúa a horizontal tricolor of green, White and red with the department's arms in the center.
  ??? – Today Flag of Misiones a horizontal tricolor of yellow, White and green separated by two narrow stripes of red and blue and the department's arms in the center.
  ??? – Today Flag of Ñeembucú a horizontal tricolor of White, mint and blue.
  ??? – Today Flag of Paraguarí A white cross with the department's arms in the center that divides the flag into four rectangles, red and green at the top and green and red at the bottom.
  ??? – Today Flag of Presidente Hayes a horizontal tricolor of green (upwards), White and green.
  ??? – Today Flag of San Pedro a vertical tricolor of blue, White and green with the department's arms in the center.

Peru

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Uruguay

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Departments

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Flag Date Use Description
  ?-Present Flag of The Artigas Department
  ?-Present Flag of The Canelones Department [34]
  ?-Present Flag of The Colonia Department
  ?-Present Flag of The Durazno Department
  ?-Present Flag of The Cerro Largo Department
  ?-Present Flag of The Río Negro Department
  ?-Present Flag of The Lavalleja Department
  ?-Present Flag of The Paysandú Department
  ?-Present Flag of The Rocha Department
  ?-Present Flag of The Salto Department
  ?-Present Flag of The San José Department
  ?-Present Flag of The Soriano Department
  ?-Present Flag of The Treinta y Tres Department

Venezuela

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Flag Date Use Description
  2002–present Amazonas Horizontal tricolor of blue, green and red with a brown outline of the state (bordered in yellow) in the center. The map is charged with seven stars spread unevenly inside the map, showing the location of the state's seven municipalities, alongside an outline of Cerro Autana and a Yanomami's face. Ratio 2:3.
  1999–present Anzoátegui
Main article: Flag of Anzoátegui
Horizontal tricolor of light blue, yellow and green with a black border outlining the state in the center and the state's coat of arms on the hoist side of the blue band. Ratio 2:3.
  1996–present Apure Horizontal triband of yellow, blue and green; with a white triangle based at the hoist side charged with the state's coat of arms and seven white stars on the blue band. Ratio 2:3.
  1993–present Aragua Bicolor diagonal quartered of red and yellow with the state's coat of arms in the center. Ratio 2:3.
  1997–present Barinas Horizontal tricolor of light blue, white and green, with a red square in the center of the white band, charged with a yellow rising sun, a road of the same color and a green palm tree. Ratio 2:3.
  2000–present Bolívar
Main article: Flag of Bolívar State
Yellow field with a green circle in the center, superposed by three horizontal blue stripes. The state's coat of arms is on the upper hoist side of the yellow field and the central blue stripe is charged with eight white stars. Ratio 110:168.
  2022–present Capital District (Caracas) Three triangles of red, blue and red, with a white star in the center. The base of the blue triangle contains in green the shape of Waraira Repano (Cerro El Ávila). Ratio 2:3.
  1995–present Carabobo Horizontal triband of red, blue and red again, in which the upper red band takes three fifths of the flag. The red band is charged with a yellow sun based on the fly side of the blue band. The sun is charged with the Arc of Carabobo. The upper side of the blue band is bordered by a green line. Ratio 2:3.
  1997–present Cojedes Horizontal triband of orange, black and blue in which the orange band takes four sixths of the flag; with a blue circle charged with a yellow sun on the hoist side of the orange band. Ratio 2:3.
  2004–present Delta Amacuro Horizontal triband of light blue, green and blue; with a white, yellow, brown and black-edged blue triangle based on the hoist, charged with a green outline of the state. The proportion of the bands is 3:2:3; and the sky blue band is charged with an arc of four white stars. Ratio 2:3.
  2006–present Falcón Blue field with a yellow rising sun on the upper hoist side and a white moon on the lower fly side; charged with a red chief bearing the words "Muera la Tiranía Viva la Libertad" ("Death to Tyranny and long live Freedom"). Based on Francisco de Miranda's naval flag. Ratio 2:3.
  Unknown. First spotted in 2004 Federal Dependencies (Probably unofficial) Horizontal tricolor of green, white and blue, with a red fish in the center of the white band. Ratio 2:3.
  1995–present Guárico Four horizontal bands of blue, white, yellow and green, with the state's coat of arms on the hoist side of the blue band; charged with a half-blue, half-green outline of the map bearing a cow's head sided by an ear of rice and an ear of sorghum, and an image of the Morros de San Juan. The map is surrounded by fourteen golden stars (seven on each side). Ratio 2:3.
  2000–present Lara Two horizontal bands of red and green, the red twice the size of the green. The red band is charged with a setting sun with thirteen yellow-edged white rays based on the green band. Ratio 2:3.
  1996–present Mérida Three triangles of green, white and light blue, with a red star in the center. The white central triangle is based on the bottom of the flag, dividing the green and light blue triangles. Ratio 2:3.
  2006–present Miranda Horizontal tricolor of black, red and yellow, with an arc of six white stars in the center of the red band and a yellow sun on the hoist side of the black band, charged with two cocoa branches and the words "Libertad o Muerte" ("Liberty or Death"). Based on Francisco de Miranda's military flag. Ratio 2:3.
  2003–present Monagas Light blue field superposed by three horizontal bands of blue, green and black, with a yellow sun based on the middle of the green band. The light blue field is charged with a stylized black outline of Juana Ramírez under an arc of thirteen white stars Ratio 2:3.
  1998–present Nueva Esparta Horizontal tricolor of yellow, green and blue, in which the yellow band takes half of the flag; the green band is charged with three white stars and the yellow band is charged with a white semi-circle based on the fly side of the green band. Ratio 2:3.
  1996–present Portuguesa Two horizontal bands of blue and green separated by a narrow white stripe; the blue band is slightly larger than the green and has a white-edged sun on its upper hoist side. Ratio 2:3.
  2002–present Sucre Diagonal bisection of white and sky blue, with the state's coat of arms on the upper hoist side and fifteen white stars on the lower fly side. Ratio 2:3.
  1997–present Táchira Horizontal tricolor of yellow, black and red, with two coffee branches under an arc of four white stars. Ratio 2:3.
  1994–present Trujillo Two horizontal bands of red and white with a green triangle based on the hoist, charged with a white star bearing a pigeon. Ratio 2:3.
  1999–present La Guaira (formerly known as Vargas) Two horizontal bands of white and blue with proportions of 3:1 on the hoist side; the white field charged with a red-edged yellow sun and the blue with four white stars. To the fly side, four vertical bands of yellow, red, white and blue. Based on the flag of José María España and Manuel Gual. Ratio 2:3.
  1995–present Yaracuy A white diagonal band radiating from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is red, and the lower triangle is blue. On the center of the flag, a yellow sun with a circle showing a green field with brown mountains in the horizon, and a light blue sky with three white clouds. Ratio 2:3.
  1991–present Zulia Two horizontal bands of blue and black, with a yellow sun in the center charged with a white thunder bolt. Ratio 2:3.

References

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  1. ^ "Bandera de la Ciudad" [Flag of the City] (in Spanish). Buenos Aires City Government. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 29 December 2012. La ordenanza N° 49669 del 31 de agosto de 1995 estableció la adopción de una bandera oficial para la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
  2. ^ "Bandera de la Ciudad" [Flag of the City] (in Spanish). Buenos Aires City Government. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Adóptese como bandera oficial de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires el pabellón compuesto por fondo blanco, reproduciéndose en su centro la réplica del escudo creado por Juan de Garay el 20 de Octubre de 1580, integrado por un águila negra con su corona en la cabeza, cuatro hijos por debajo y una cruz colorada sangrienta que sale de su mano derecha.
  3. ^ "La Bandera Bonaerense" [The Flag of the Province of Buenos Aires] (in Spanish). Buenos Aires Province Government. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Creada por Ley 11997 el 12/08/97.
  4. ^ "Fue presentada la Bandera de Catamarca" [The Flag of Catamarca was presented] (in Spanish). San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca City Government. 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. El intendente, Ricardo Gaspar Guzmán, acompañado por su esposa, Patricia Breppe y por funcionarios de su gabinete, participó del acto de conmemoración del 190º Aniversario de la Autonomía de Catamarca, llevado a cabo en el Paseo de la Fe. En la oportunidad, fue presentada oficialmente la Bandera de la Provincia de Catamarca.
  5. ^ "Celebran el quinto aniversario de la Bandera del Chaco" [The fifth anniversary of the Flag of Chaco is celebrated]. La Voz del Chaco (in Spanish). Resistencia, Chaco Province. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Finalmente habrá una reseña sobre el significado de este símbolo creado en 2007 a partir del diseño de Orlando Gadotti.
  6. ^ "1995 never adopted flag design". Flags of the World. Retrieved 29 December 2012. The critics were harsh in most cases — as I told you, the designer is a graphical artist. «This flag is a painting, not a symbol» said the headline of one of the provincial daily papers. No later law abolished it, however it is not used, not shown, not talked about. It's like it never existed.
  7. ^ "Flag law". Flags of the World. Retrieved 29 December 2012. The flag was made official by Law No.5292 of December 21, 2004.
  8. ^ "Heráldica - Bandera de la Provincia de Corrientes" [Heraldry - Flag of the Province of Corrientes] (in Spanish). Corrientes Province Government. Retrieved 29 December 2012. En 1840 se adoptó por ley el lema "Patria, Llibertad y Constitución" que se agregó a la bandera oficializada el 24 de Diciembre de 1986 por Decreto del Poder Ejecutivo conforme a las facultades otorgadas por la Ley del 24 de Diciembre de 1821.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Heráldica - Bandera de la Provincia de Corrientes" [Heraldry - Flag of the Province of Corrientes] (in Spanish). Corrientes Province Government. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Fue creada por Ley del Congreso Constituyente del 24 de Diciembre de 1821 cedida a la Nación en 1826 a la bandera celeste y blanca con el sol en el centro se le agregó un pico celeste en la franja blanca con las armas de la provincia en el centro.[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Proponen el 10 de julio como día de la Bandera de Entre Ríos" [July 10 proposed as the Day of the Flag of Entre Ríos]. El Día (in Spanish). Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos Province. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. "Nuestra bandera no fue oficial hasta el año '87, por un decreto del Ejecutivo provincial, que en su momento presidía el gobernador (Sergio) Montiel", subrayó en diálogo con RecintoNet, y explicó que la fecha escogida obedece "al fallecimiento de Francisco Pancho Ramírez".
  11. ^ "El 19 de Junio, día de la bandera de Entre Ríos" [June 19, Day of the Flag of Entre Ríos]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). Concordia, Entre Ríos Province. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. El primero de marzo de 1815, Entre Ríos enarboló la bandera.
  12. ^ "Bandera de la Provincia de Formosa" [Flag of the Province of Formosa] (in Spanish). Formosa Province Government. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Creada por Resolución N° 36 de la Honorable Convención Constituyente el 15 de Marzo de 1.991.
  13. ^ "Ley Nº 4816" [Law Nº 4816] (in Spanish). Jujuy Province Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Sala de Sesiones, San Salvador de Jujuy, 29 de Noviembre de 1994.
  14. ^ "Ley Nº 4816" [Law Nº 4816] (in Spanish). Jujuy Province Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Adóptase a la "Bandera Nacional de Nuestra Libertad Civil", así denominada por el Cabildo de la ciudad de San Salvador de Jujuy en el acta respectiva del 25 de mayo de 1813 y que fuera entregada a éste y a su pueblo por el General Doctor Don Manuel Belgrano, como "Bandera de la Provincia de Jujuy".
  15. ^ "La Bandera de la Provincia de La Pampa" [The Flag of the Province of La Pampa] (in Spanish). La Pampa Province Government. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Dada en la Sala de Sesiones de la Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Provincia de La Pampa, en Santa Rosa, a los dieciocho días del mes de noviembre de mil novecientos noventa y tres.
  16. ^ "Nuestros Símbolos" [Our Symbols] (in Spanish). La Rioja Province Judiciary. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Fue creada por resolución de la Convención Constituyente del 14 de Agosto de 1986.
  17. ^ "Será obligatorio izar la bandera de Mendoza" [It will be compulsory to raise the flag of Mendoza]. Los Andes (in Spanish). Mendoza, Mendoza Province. 5 July 2003. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. En 1992 la ley 5.930 instituyó la Bandera del Ejército de los Andes, mandada a confeccionar en 1816 por el general San Martín, como emblema de todos los mendocinos.
  18. ^ "Será obligatorio izar la bandera de Mendoza" [It will be compulsory to raise the flag of Mendoza]. Los Andes (in Spanish). Mendoza, Mendoza Province. 5 July 2003. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. El uso de la Bandera de Mendoza, la misma que usó San Martín como insignia de la campaña libertadora, será obligatorio en todo acto oficial y en cada escuela mendocina, y estará acompañando siempre a la Bandera nacional, con excepción de los actos específicos, que hagan estricta alusión a ella.
  19. ^ "La Bandera de Misiones" [The Flag of Misiones] (in Spanish). Misiones Province Government. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. 12 de febrero de 1992
  20. ^ "Bandera Provincial" [Provincial Flag] (in Spanish). Neuquén Province Government. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Fue adoptada en el año 1989, mediante la ley 1817/89, de la Legislatura del Neuquén
  21. ^ "Bandera de la Provincia de Río Negro" [Flag of the Province of Río Negro] (in Spanish). Río Negro Province Judiciary. Retrieved 29 December 2012. 27 de agosto de 2009
  22. ^ "Bandera de la Provincia de Salta" [Flag of the Province of Salta] (in Spanish). Salta Province Government. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Promulgada por Decreto Nº 2.663 del 14/06/97.
  23. ^ "Bandera de la Provincia de San Juan" [Flag of San Juan Province] (PDF) (in Spanish). Chamber of Deputies of San Juan. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  24. ^ "A partir del 13 de junio, la Bandera Ciudadana encabezará los actos escolares". Sí San Juan (in Spanish). 10 June 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  25. ^ "Bandera de San Luis" [Flag of San Luis] (in Spanish). San Luis Province Government. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Fue adoptada como tal el 22 de Junio de 1988 bajo la Ley Provincial Nº 4810.
  26. ^ "Bandera de la Provincia de Santa Cruz" [Flag of the Province of Santa Cruz] (in Spanish). Santa Cruz Province Government. Retrieved 29 December 2012. 23 de Noviembre de 2000
  27. ^ "Description of the flag". Flags of the World. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Re-adopted 11 September 1986.
  28. ^ "Escudo y bandera" [Coat of arms and flag] (in Spanish). National University of the Littoral. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Desde el 3 de agosto de 1822 Santa Fe tiene entonces su propia enseña.
  29. ^ "Bandera Oficial de la Provincia" [Official Flag of the Province] (in Spanish). Santiago del Estero Province Government. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Sala de Sesiones, Santiago del Estero, 30 de Septiembre de 1985.
  30. ^ "Bandera" [Flag] (in Spanish). Tierra del Fuego Province Government. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Por Decreto Nº 1794 del Gobierno de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur, del 2 de noviembre de 1999, se aprueba el diseño del Concurso Bandera Provincial. La Ley Nº 458 sancionada el 9 de ése mes, la adopta como bandera de la provincial, oficializándola de esta manera.
  31. ^ "Tucumán vuelve a tener una bandera provincial" [Tucumán has a provincial flag again]. La Gaceta (in Spanish). San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2012. La Legislatura terminó de dar de baja al estandarte que había sido creado en 1995, durante la administración democrática de Antonio Bussi. Se adoptó la misma enseña de Macha (localidad boliviana) que en la lucha contra los españoles estuvo escondida durante 72 años.
  32. ^ http://www.jma.gov.py/Compendio/Pdfs/Ordenanzas/ord-2001-208.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  33. ^ "Gobernación de Cordillera". www.gobernacioncordillera.gov.py. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  34. ^ "Reinas de la vendimia zonales se preparan para la elección departamental | Intendencia de Canelones". www.imcanelones.gub.uy. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
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