Libertador Municipality, Monagas
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Libertador Municipality
Municipio Libertador | |
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Libertador Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
Coordinates: 9°00′26″N 62°38′32″W / 9.007164°N 62.642155°WCoordinates: 9°00′26″N 62°38′32″W / 9.007164°N 62.642155°W | |
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 |
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[]
- Municipalities of Monagas
- Venezuela geography stubs