Caripe Municipality

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Caripe
Municipality
Location of Caripe Municipality in Monagas
Coordinates: 10°04′10″N 63°11′59″W / 10.06944°N 63.19972°W / 10.06944; -63.19972Coordinates: 10°04′10″N 63°11′59″W / 10.06944°N 63.19972°W / 10.06944; -63.19972
Country	Venezuela
Monagas	State
Founded	1734
Founded by	Fray Pedro de Gelsa[1]
Seat	Caripe
Government [1]
• Mayor	Ángel Rodríguez (PSUV)
Area
• Total	529 km2 (204 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	31,336
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Website	Alcaldía del Municipio Caripe

Caripe is one of the 13 municipalities of the state of Monagas, Venezuela. The municipality's capital is Caripe, and the Cueva del Guácharo National Park is its main tourist attraction. In the north it borders the state of Sucre, to the east is the municipality of Piar, to the south are the municipalities of and Punceres and to the west is the municipality of Acosta.^[1]

Culture[]

Public holidays[]

Carnivals: On february or march.

Politics and government[]

Mayors[]

• Luis Alirio Amundaray. (2004 - 2008), (2008 - 2013) PSUV.
• Ángel Rodríguez. (2013 - 2017) PSUV.

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