Libertador Municipality, Monagas

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Libertador Municipality Municipio Libertador
Municipality
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Location in Monagas
Libertador Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°00′26″N 62°38′32″W / 9.007164°N 62.642155°W / 9.007164; -62.642155Coordinates: 9°00′26″N 62°38′32″W / 9.007164°N 62.642155°W / 9.007164; -62.642155
Country	Venezuela
State	Monagas
Government
• Mayor	Miguel Presilla (PCV)
Area
• Total	3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	53,917
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Website	Official website
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Libertador is one of the 13 municipalities of the state of Monagas, Venezuela. The municipality's capital is .

Geography[]

Libertador Municipality is located to the southwest of Monagas State. Its vegetation is tropical dry forest, with average annual temperature of 27.1°C and average annual precipitation of 1,000 mm. Among the main watercourses are Caño Mánamo and the Morichal Largo River.

Economy[]

The economy is based on agriculture and forestry (primarily pine plantations).

Culture[]

The indigenous Warao people live in Libertador Municipality. They speak Warao, an agglutinative language isolate.

Cuisine[]

A typical dish of this region is Soup of Ocumo, prepared with banana, jojoto and leaf sprouts of ocumo (Xanthosoma).

Public holidays[]

On September 8, the region celebrates the day of the Virgin of the Valley, patron of the east of Venezuela.

Mayor[]

• Miguel Presilla (2017 - 2021) PCV.

References[]

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