Punceres Municipality, Monagas
Municipality in Monagas, Venezuela
Punceres Municipality Municipio Punceres | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Location in Monagas | |
9°57′58″N 63°08′21″W / 9.9661462°N 63.1391151°W / 9.9661462; -63.1391151 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Monagas |
Municipal seat | Quiriquire[*] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Magalys Villalba (PSUV) |
Area | |
• Total | 613.8 km2 (237.0 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 905,443 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
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Punceres is one of the 13 municipalities of the state of Monagas, Venezuela. The municipality's capital is Quiriquire.
Geography
Punceres is located to the north of Monagas State. Presents a vegetation of dry tropical forest and another of humid tropical forest, has an annual average temperature of 26.4 °C and rainfall of 1,935 mm (annual average).[citation needed]
Government
Mayors
- Jesus Mata. (2008—2013) PSUV.
- Magalys Villalba. (2013—2017) PSUV.
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