Punceres Municipality, Monagas
Punceres Municipality
Municipio Punceres | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Monagas | |
.svg.png)  Punceres Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 9°57′58″N 63°08′21″W / 9.9661°N 63.1392°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Monagas |
| Municipal seat | Quiriquire[*] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Angel López Ávila (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) |
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).