Caripe Municipality
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Caripe | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 10°04′10″N 63°11′59″W / 10.06944°N 63.19972°WCoordinates: 10°04′10″N 63°11′59″W / 10.06944°N 63.19972°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
Monagas | State |
Founded | 1734 |
Founded by | Fray Pedro de Gelsa[1] |
Seat | Caripe |
Government | |
• 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.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Alcaldia de Municipio Caripe". State Government of Monagas. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
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- Municipalities of Monagas
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