Tapipa | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 10°14′N66°19′W / 10.233°N 66.317°W | |
| Country | |
| State | Miranda |
| Municipality | Acevedo, Venezuela |
| Founded | 20 January 1784 |
| Time zone | VST |
| Climate | Af |
Tapipa is a town in the state of Miranda, Venezuela, in the Venezuelan Coastal Range near the Tuy River. It was founded on 20 January 1784 as a settlement for labourers on surrounding cacao plantations. The population of Tapipa is largely Afro-Venezuelan. The 1971 census recorded 891 inhabitants. [1]