Piar Municipality, Monagas

Piar Municipality Municipio Piar
Municipality
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Location in Monagas
Piar Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°56′57″N63°25′32″W / 9.9492°N 63.4256°W / 9.9492; -63.4256
Country	Venezuela
State	Monagas
Municipal seat	Aragua de Maturín
Government
•  Mayor	Mariangellys Tillero (PSUV)
Area
• Total	1,043.3 km2 (402.8 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)

Piar Municipality is a municipality in Monagas State, Venezuela. ^[1] In the north it borders Caripe Municipality.

History

On 2021, Mariangellys Tillero was elected Major. ^[2]

Climate

Minimum monthly temperature in the Piar municipality lies between 14.3 and 23.1 °C, while maximum temperature is between 23.9 and 33.3 °C. Total annual precipitation fluctuates between 1083 and 1898 mm. Most rain falls between June and August, while the driest quarter comprises February to April. ^[3]

Culture

Festivities

• Canavales La Maya (La Maya carvivals). ^[4]

Mayor

• Miguel Fuentes. (2008 - 2013), (2013 - 2017) PSUV.
• Mariangellys Tillero (2021 - 2025).

References

1. Minerals Yearbook, 2005, V. 3, Area Reports, International, Latin America and Canada. United States Department of the Interior. 2007-11-16. p. 16.2. In June, the Venezuelan National Assembly approved the construction of a cement plant in the municipality of Piar in the State of Monagas.
2. "Distribución de alcaldías en Monagas: PSUV 9 y Oposición 4". El Periódico de Monagas Noticias de Maturín Monagas Venezuela (in Spanish). 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
3. Ferrer-Paris, José R. (2017). "Caracterización ambiental de la ruta de NeoMapas: NM17 Maturín, estado Monagas (CNEB e21)". Figshare. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.4745674.
4. "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.