Santa Bárbara Municipality, Monagas

Santa Bárbara Municipality
Municipio Santa Bárbara
Municipality

Location in Monagas
Map showing the location of Santa Bárbara Municipality within Venezuela
Santa Bárbara Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°36′26″N 63°36′34″W / 9.607182°N 63.609467°W / 9.607182; -63.609467Coordinates: 9°36′26″N 63°36′34″W / 9.607182°N 63.609467°W / 9.607182; -63.609467
Country  Venezuela
State Monagas
Municipal seat Santa Bárbara[*]
Government
 • Mayor José Malavé(PSUV)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)

Santa Bárbara is one of the 13 municipalities of the state of Monagas, Venezuela. The municipality's capital is Santa Bárbara.

Geography

The municipality Santa Bárbara is located to the west of the Monagas State. Has a tropical dry forest vegetation and another tropical humid forest, has an average annual temperature of 26.8 °C and rainfall of 1,092 mm (anual average).

Economy

The economy is farm, among the main crops are sugarcane, cotton, maize, soy and sorghum.

Culture

Public holidays

In December, they hold in honor of the patron of the municipality, Santa Barbara.[1]

Mayor

  • José Malavé (2013—2017). PSUV.

References

  1. ↑ "Inician festividades en Santa Bárbara". 24 November 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.