San Fernando de Apure, founded as Villa de San Fernando del Paso Real de Apure (also referred to only as San Fernando and even called only Apure by several to simplify.), is the capital of the parish of San Fernando and the municipality of San Fernando and at the same time of the Apure State in Los Llanos of Venezuela. It is identified with the phrase “The city of hope”. It is the administrative seat of the state and has the headquarters of the units of greatest military power in the area, with its main economic activities being commerce, financial activities and security. The city of San Fernando de Apure is the main financial settlement of the state, whose main activity is cattle raising and agriculture. By the year 2024, the metropolitan area of San Fernando has a population of 317,645 inhabitants according to INE estimates.