Caripe Municipality

Municipality in Monagas State, Venezuela

Municipality in State, Venezuela

10°04′10″N 63°11′59″W / 10.06944°N 63.19972°W / 10.06944; -63.19972CountryVenezuelaMonagasStateFounded1734Founded byFray Pedro de Gelsa^[1]SeatCaripeGovernment

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• MayorDalila Rosillo (PSUV)Area

• Total529 km² (204 sq mi)Population

(2001)

• Total31,336 • Density59/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)WebsiteAlcaldía 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 Bolivar and Punceres and to the west is the municipality of Acosta.^[1]

Culture

Public holidays

Carnivals: In February or March.

Cuisine

The dishes typical in Caripe are arepa and hot chocolate. The people drink rum of petals of roses.^{[citation needed]}

Politics and government

Mayors

Luis Alirio Amundaray. (2004 - 2008, 2008 - 2013) PSUV.
Ángel Rodríguez. (2013 - 2017) PSUV.
Orangel Salazar. (2017 – 2021)
Dalila Rosillo.^[2] (2021 – present)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Alcaldia de Municipio Caripe". State Government of Monagas. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
^ Estrella. "Dalila Rosillo recibió acreditación como alcaldesa de Caripe" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-28.