Uracoa Municipality, Monagas

Uracoa Municipality Municipio Uracoa
Municipality
Flag Seal
Location in Monagas
Uracoa Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°54′46″N 62°21′03″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Monagas
Government
• Mayor	Eveling Martinez
Area
• Total	1,797.5 km^2 (694.0 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)

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

Geography

Climate

It has an annual average temperature of 27.1 °C and rainfall reaches 1,440 mm annual average.

Economy

It is based on extensive ranching and small areas of forest.

In the last years in the municipality the oil and gas activity has increased.

Culture

Cuisine

The gastronomy is represented by different typical dishes and sweets. The Carne en vara (meat in stick) are pieces of meat, seasoned with salt and pepper, the meat is set in wooden rods, type spears and are cooked in fathoms.

A sweet important in the region is the Majarete, a plate made of papelón and some species like cinnamon.

Public holidays

The festivities in honor of San Carlos Borromeo, between 2 and 6 November.

The municipality celebrates carnivals between February and March.[1]

Mayor

• Luis Rodríguez Vicuña. (2013—2017).
• Eveling Martinez (2021-2025).

Notable natives

• Mateo Manaure, artist.

References

1. "Grito de Carnaval dará inicio a las festividades en Piar y Uracoa". El Periódico de Monagas Noticias de Maturín Monagas Venezuela (in Spanish). 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-30.