Acosta Municipality, Monagas

Acosta is one of the 13 municipalities of the state of Monagas, Venezuela. Acosta's capital is San Antonio de Capayacuar.

Acosta
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Acosta Municipality in Monagas
CountryVenezuela
StateMonagas
FoundedMay 10th, 1714
Founded byGuillermo de Mallorca
Government
  MayorLeansy Astudillo (PSUV)
Population
 (2011)
  Municipality17,827
  Urban
10,447
  Rural
7,771

History

Much of the municipality was founded by the monastery. The town of San Antonio de Capayacuar was founded on August 7, 1713 by the Capuchin missionary Fray Gerónimo de Muro, with the help of the indigenous people of the region and of the Caribbeans. San Antonio de Capayacuar is also known as San Antonio de Maturín.

On May 10, 1714 the town of San Francisco de Guayareguar was founded by Fray Guillermo de Mallorca.

Geography

It has the tropical climate of a humid forest with temperatures between 15 and 27 °C and average annual precipitation of 975 mm. The main water courses are the Guarapiche River and the Colorado River.[1]

Economy

Acosta is fundamentally agricultural. Among the main production items are coffee, citrus fruits and vegetables although corn is also produced.

Politics and government

Mayors

  • Leansy Astudillo PSUV.
gollark: Oh, I told them the answers.
gollark: Maybe your bot is just bad.
gollark: ... it seems to have horribly scrambled my guesses?
gollark: Oh, bees occurrerered? Cool.
gollark: It is time.

References

  1. "INFORME GEOAMBIENTAL ESTADO MONAGAS 2011" (PDF). Gobierno Bolivariano de Venezuela.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.