Santa Bárbara is one of the 13 municipalities of the state of

Monagas Monagas State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Monagas State covers a total surface area of and, as of the 2011 census, had a population of 905,443. Monagas State is surrounded by Sucre State in the north, Anzoátegui State in the ...

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. The municipality's capital is Santa Bárbara.

History

In December 2021, Carmen Tillero was elected mayor of the municipality.

Geography

The municipality Santa Bárbara is located to the west of the Monagas State. Has a tropical dry forest vegetation and another tropical humid forest, has an average annual temperature of 26.8 °C and rainfall of 1,092 mm (annual average).

Economy

The economy is farm, among the main crops are sugarcane, cotton, maize, soy and sorghum.

Culture

Public holidays

In December, they hold in honor of the patron of the municipality, Santa Barbara.

Mayor

* José Malavé (2013—2017)(2017-2021).

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. * Carmen Tillero (2021—2025).

References

Municipalities of Monagas {{Venezuela-geo-stub