Cacique Manaure

Cacique Manaure Municipality is one of the 25 municipalities that make up the Falcón State of Venezuela.[3] Its seat of government is located in Yaracal. The municipality has an area of 190 square kilometers, and a population of 11,299 as of the year 2019. It has only one parish.

Cacique Manaure
Flag of Cacique Manaure
Coat of arms of Cacique Manaure
Location of Manaure Municipality
Location of Manaure Municipality
Cacique Manaure is located in Venezuela
Cacique Manaure
Cacique Manaure
Coordinates: 10°58′16″N 68°32′40″W
Country Venezuela
State Falcón
Parish1
Government
  MayorÁngel Henríquez (MUD)
Area
  Total190 km2 (70 sq mi)
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total10,874[2]
DemonymManaurense
Time zoneUTC-4 (VET)

The municipality owes its name to Cacique Manaure, the chief of the Caquetio people who inhabited the area at the time of colonization of the Americas. He was later baptized in 1527.

Cacique Manaure Municipality was part of the Acosta District until 1993.

Geography

The municipality is located in the eastern part of Falcón, in a flat region formed by the depression of the Tocuyo River. It shares a border with San Francisco in the north, Acosta in the east, Monseñor Iturriza in the south, and Jacura in the west. It has an average elevation of 44 meters above the sea level.[4]

Politic and government

Mayors

Period Mayor Political Party / Alliance Percent of votes Note
1989 - 1992 Castor Oriol López Delmoral COPEI 64.50 First mayor under direct elections
1992 - 1995 Castor Oriol López Delmoral COPEI 65.86 Reelected
1995 - 2000 Ali Hernandez COPEI N/A Second mayor under direct elections
2000 - 2004 Ángel Henríquez AD 30.56[5] Third mayor under direct elections
2004 - 2008 Ángel Henríquez AD 53.16[6] Reelected
2008 - 2013 Dimaris de Henríquez AD 39.77[7] Fourth mayor under direct elections
2013 - 2017 Francisco Barletta PSUV 45.77[8] Fifth mayor under direct elections
2017 - 2021 luis Ulacio PSUV 77.97[9] Sixth mayor under direct elections
2021 - 2025 Ángel Henríquez MUD 68.61[10] Seventh mayor under direct elections

City Council

Period of 1989 - 1992

Councilors: Political parties / Alliance
Dilme Rodríguez COPEI
Juan Caraballo COPEI
Dorcas de Meléndez COPEI
Antonio Salas AD
Nelly Cordero de Henriquez AD

Period of 1992 - 1995

Councilors: Political parties / Alliance
Juan Caraballo COPEI
Nelly Cordero de Henriquez COPEI
Argenis Arteaga COPEI
Julio Chirinos AD
Rafael Sánchez MAS

Period of 1995 - 2000

Councilors: Political parties / Alliance
Juan Caraballo COPEI
Orson Alian Uscategui COPEI
Argenis Arteaga COPEI
Saul Alberto Pereira AD
Nelly Mujica CONVERGENCIA

Period of 2013 - 2018[8]

Councilors Political parties / Alliance
César Peña PSUV
José Vargas PSUV
Carlos García PSUV
Gustavo Ladino PSUV
José Molina MAS

Period of 2018 - 2021

Councilors Political parties / Alliance
Emily López PSUV
Gustavo Ladino PSUV
José Vargas PSUV
Andres Fonceca PSUV
Yorki Aguilar PSUV

Period of 2021 - 2025

Councilors Political parties / Alliance
Juan Escubina MUD
Tatiana Reyes MUD
Nancy Velazquez MUD
Alonso Rodríguez MUD
Norquis Ladino PSUV

See also

References

  1. Densidad poblacional según municipio de Falcón [Population density according to the municipality of Falcón] (in Spanish). Statistics National Institute. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24.
  2. Resultados por entidad federal y municipios del Estado Falcón [Results by federal entity and municipalities of Falcón State] (PDF) (in Spanish). Statistics National Institute. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-24.
  3. División Político Territorial de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela [Territorial Political Division of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela] (PDF) (in Spanish). Statistics National Institute. p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-24.
  4. "Municipio Cacique Manaure topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  5. Elecciones 30 de Julio de 2000 Directorio de Alcaldes Electos [Elections July 30, 2000 Directory of Elected Mayors] (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-24.
  6. "Alcalde de Municipio CACIQUE MANAURE" [Mayor of Municipality CACIQUE MANAURE]. www.cne.gob.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-24.
  7. "Divulgación Elecciones Regionales 2008" [Disclosure Regional Elections 2008]. www.cne.gob.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-24.
  8. "DIVULGACIÓN MUNICIPALES 2013" [MUNICIPAL DISCLOSURE 2013]. www.cne.gob.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-24.
  9. "DIVULGACIÓN RESULTADOS ELECCIONES MUNICIPALES Y REGIONALES ZULIA 2017" [DISCLOSURE OF ZULIA MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL ELECTIONS RESULTS 2017]. www.cne.gob.ve (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  10. "Consejo Nacional Electoral Regionales y Municipales 2021" [National Electoral Council Regional and Municipal 2021]. www2.cne.gob.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-24.
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