Manuel Monge Municipality
Manuel Monge Municipality
Municipio Manuel Monge | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Yaracuy | |
  Manuel Monge Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°36′46″N 68°42′01″W / 10.6128°N 68.7003°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Yaracuy |
| Area | |
• Total | 542.6 km2 (209.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,431 |
| • Density | 24.75/km2 (64.11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Website | Official website |
Manuel Monge is one of the 14 municipalities of the state of Yaracuy, Venezuela. The municipality is located in northern Yaracuy, occupying an area of 474km² with a population of 13,431 inhabitants, as of the 2011 census. The municipal seat is located in Yumare. The municipality's economy relies heavily on agriculture and livestock. It is a notable regional producer of sugarcane, black beans, sweet potatoes, and low-acidity oranges, alongside a significant dual-purpose cattle sector where milk production is a major source of income.
Economy
[edit]Like most municipalities in Yaracuy State, the economy of Manuel Monge is based on agriculture, being the fourth largest producer of sweet potatoes (13.7%) and oranges (11.9%), as well as sugarcane (3.8%) and black beans (0.9%).[1] Particularly around the capital Yumare, the municipality is well known for its citrus production, which are uniquely characterised by low acidity levels.[2]
As well as agriculture, the economy of Manuel Monge municipality relies on livestock with small and medium-scale farms dedicated to dual-purpose cattle farming, where milk production serves a primary source of income for the local rural population.[3]
Demographics
[edit]Based on the 2011 Venezuelan census, The population of the Manuel Monge Municipality was 13,431 people, accounting for 2.09% of the total population of the state of Yaracuy.[4] Only a third of the population (32.09%) resides in Yumare, the municipal seat of the municipality.[5]
By June 2019, official projections from the Venezuelan Statistics National Institute estimated the population of Manuel Monge as 15,417 people, representing an annual growth rate of 1.7% since 2011 and showing a population density of 32.53 inhabitants/km². However, these projections do not account for the impact of emigration linked to the country's recent economic and political circumstances.[6]
The gender distribution of the population showed an even balance with 6,809 men (51.7%) and 6,371 women (48.3%). The age distribution showed that the largest segment of the population was aged 15 to 64, comprising 63% of the people. Younger people aged 0 to 14 made up 32.1% of the population, while those aged 65 and older accounted for the remaining 4.9%. The municipality is mostly rural, with 67.9% of the inhabitants (8,951) living in rural areas compared to 32.1% (4,229) in urban centers.[6]
Ethnically, the municipality identified as predominantly Mestizo (59%) and White people (31.5%). Minority groups included 7.3% Afro-Venezuelans and 2.2% belonging to other ethnic groups, with 11 individuals identifying as indigenous. The literacy rate was 90%, with 1,044 inhabitants of Manuel Monge not able to read or write.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Hernández, Octaviano Quiroz. "Estado Yaracuy" [Yaracuy State] (PDF). GeoVenezuela (in Spanish). Fundación Empresas Polar. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Pérez Macías, Mercedes. "Aproximación al comportamiento climático en la zona citrícola de Yumare, estado Yaracuy, Venezuela" [An approach to climatic behavior in the citrus zone of Yumare, Yaracuy state, Venezuela] (PDF). Dialnet (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Borges, Jorge A.; Barrios, Mariana; Sandoval, Espartaco; Sánchez, Darwin; Dávila, Lisbeth; Márquez, Oswaldo (2014). "Abordaje funcional del subsistema alimentación en fincas doble propósito del valle de Aroa, estado Yaracuy, Venezuela" [Functional approach of feeding subsystem in dual purpose farms in the Aroa valley, Yaracuy State, Venezuela] (PDF). Zootecnia Tropical (in Spanish). 32 (2): 159–169. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Yaracuy (State in Venezuela)". CityPopulation.de. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Urban Localities in Manuel Monge (Yaracuy, Venezuela)". CityPopulation.de. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
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