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Economy of San Fernando de Apure


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The city host the political and administrative seat of the Apure state. Being the government and the public administration its main economic activity, followed by the Education sector. The city is the main financial establishment of the state, whose first activity is the Cattle ranch and Agriculture, in this sense, mainly the bovine and pig cattle ranch, with production of meat, milk and cheese, in the Agriculture, the main products are beans, cotton, banana, maize and cassava. On the other hand, fishing, is a traditional activity, but only reduced to the local market. Although it has many wealth in that area, San Fernando has one of the higher index of poverty of the state capitals in Venezuela, with a 44.49% of poor population according to the 2001 census
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