Cumaribo
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Cumaribo is a town and municipality located in the Department
of Vichada
, Republic of Colombia. Cumaribo was founded by Jose Nicolino Mattar in 1959.
In 2005 the municipality had an estimated total population of 28,718 inhabitants, 4,312 of these living in the head of the municipality or urban area. The municipality has 74,000 kmª, one of the largest municipalities in Colombia
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, Puerto Carreño
and Santa Rosalia
; to the east with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; to the south with the Department of Guainía; and to the west with the departments of Meta and Guaviare.
Cumaribo is within the Orinoquia Region of Colombia
part of the Llanos
plains that cover part of Colombia and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Three quarters of the total are of the municipality of Cumaribo are savanna and the rest are covered by jungle with some small mounts including the Mount Vichada, Mount Mona, Mount Matavenia and Mount Guaripa.
There are three important rivers basins within the range of the municipality; the Orinoco River, the Meta River
and the Guaviare River
. The Meta river flows into the Orinoco river and the Guaviare river is the main current for the Muro, Uva
and Mataven rivers. There are also two main lakes within the municipality; the Lake Caimán and the Lake Sesema.
Temperature is in average hot and dry between 27 °C and 30°C throughout the year.
.
(FARC) guerrilla group due to the large production of coca
leafs in the region and difficult access for the Military of Colombia
. Tomás Medina Caracas
, a promiment FARC commander in charge of the illegal drug trade
for this organization was killed on September 1, 2007 in a Colombian Army
military operation in eastern Colombia within the municipality of Cumaribo near the border with Venezuela
.
, Curripaco and Piapoco peoples pertaining to the Arawak language family, and the Cuiva, Desana, puinave and Saliva peoples.
Departments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of Vichada
Vichada Department
Vichada is a department of the Republic of Colombia in South America. Vichada is located in the eastern plains of Colombia, in the Orinoquia region within the Orinoco river basin bordering the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the north and east...
, Republic of Colombia. Cumaribo was founded by Jose Nicolino Mattar in 1959.
In 2005 the municipality had an estimated total population of 28,718 inhabitants, 4,312 of these living in the head of the municipality or urban area. The municipality has 74,000 kmª, one of the largest municipalities in Colombia
Municipalities of Colombia
The Municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia. Municipalities make up most of the departments of Colombia with 1,119 municipalities...
.
Geography
The municipality of Cumaribo borders to the north with the other three municipalties of the Department of Vichada; La PrimaveraLa Primavera, Vichada
La Primavera is a town and municipality located in the Department of Vichada, Colombia.-Geography:...
, Puerto Carreño
Puerto Carreño
Puerto Carreño is the departmental capital, and a municipality, of the department of Vichada in the llanos of Colombia.-History:In 1913 the Colombian government created the province of Vichada and it was decided that its capital should be at the convergence of the Orinoco and Meta rivers where...
and Santa Rosalia
Santa Rosalia
Saint Rosalia , also called La Santuzza or "The Little Saint", is the patron saint of Palermo, Italy, El Hatillo, Venezuela, and Zuata, Anzoátegui, Venezuela.-Legend:...
; to the east with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; to the south with the Department of Guainía; and to the west with the departments of Meta and Guaviare.
Cumaribo is within the Orinoquia Region of Colombia
Orinoquía Region of Colombia
The Orinoquía Region is one of the five natural regions of Colombia. It is also known colloquially as Eastern Plains from the Spanish Llanos Orientales. The region covers most of the area of the departments of Meta, Arauca, Casanare and Vichada. The region is rich in oil and is apt for extensive...
part of the Llanos
Llanos
The Llanos is a vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, in northwestern South America. It is an ecoregion of the Flooded grasslands and savannas Biome....
plains that cover part of Colombia and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Three quarters of the total are of the municipality of Cumaribo are savanna and the rest are covered by jungle with some small mounts including the Mount Vichada, Mount Mona, Mount Matavenia and Mount Guaripa.
There are three important rivers basins within the range of the municipality; the Orinoco River, the Meta River
Meta River
The Meta River is formed in the Meta Department, Colombia by the confluence of the Humea, Guatiquía and Guayuriba rivers. It flows east-northeastward across the Llanos Orientales plains of Colombia through an ancient fault...
and the Guaviare River
Guaviare River
The Guaviare is a tributary of the Orinoco located in Colombia.The Guaviare has its source in two other rivers, the Ariari and the Guayabero, which in turn have their own sources in the eastern part of the Andes. At long, it is the longest river on the Orinoco and is navigable for of its total...
. The Meta river flows into the Orinoco river and the Guaviare river is the main current for the Muro, Uva
Uvá River
-References:*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993....
and Mataven rivers. There are also two main lakes within the municipality; the Lake Caimán and the Lake Sesema.
Temperature is in average hot and dry between 27 °C and 30°C throughout the year.
History
Cumaribo was officially founded by colonizers led by Jose Nicolino Mattar in 1959 but was inhabited previously by indigenous peoples such as the GuahiboGuahibo people
The Guahibo people people are an indigenous people native to Llanos or savannah plains in eastern Colombia--Arauca, Meta, Guainia, and Vichada departments--and in southern Venezuela near the Colombian border. Their population is was estimated at 23,772 people in 1998....
.
Colombian armed conflict
The area has been under the influence of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of ColombiaRevolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army is a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization based in Colombia which is involved in the ongoing Colombian armed conflict, currently involved in drug dealing and crimes against the civilians..FARC-EP is a peasant army which...
(FARC) guerrilla group due to the large production of coca
Coca
Coca, Erythroxylum coca, is a plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. The plant plays a significant role in many traditional Andean cultures...
leafs in the region and difficult access for the Military of Colombia
Military of Colombia
The Military Forces of Colombia are the armed forces of the Republic of Colombia.-Services:The Military of Colombia consists of:* National Army of Colombia * Colombian National Armada - Marines, Navy and Coast Guard attached* Colombian Air Force...
. Tomás Medina Caracas
Tomás Medina Caracas
Tomás Medina Caracas aka Tomás Molina Caracas aka Negro Acacio was a Colombian guerrilla member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia considered by Colombian authorities the man in charge of the illegal drug trade business and the head of the Eastern Bloc's 16th Front of this rebel group...
, a promiment FARC commander in charge of the illegal drug trade
Illegal drug trade in Colombia
Illegal drug trade in Colombia refers to the practice of producing and distributing illegal drugs with psychoactive effects in Colombia. Colombia has had four major drug trafficking cartels which eventually created a new social class and influenced several aspects of Colombian culture...
for this organization was killed on September 1, 2007 in a Colombian Army
Colombian Army
The National Army of Colombia is the land military force of the government of Colombia and the largest service of the Colombian Armed Forces...
military operation in eastern Colombia within the municipality of Cumaribo near the border with Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
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Demography
According to a census of 2001, the population at the head of the municipality was of 1055 inhabitants, 534 males, 521 females. Children between 0–14 years old was of 418 of which 206 were male and 212 female. Young adults between 15–24 years old is of 208 of which 95 were male and 113 female. Adults between the ages of 25 and 49 years old was of 358 of which 186 were male and 172 female. 49 and older were 71 people of which 47 were male and 24 female. More than half of the population were colonizers, 35% indigenous and a 15% mestizos.Indigenous reserves in Cumaribo
The municipality of Cumaribo has some 38 indigenous reserves. The indigenous are predominantly the Guahibo peopleGuahibo people
The Guahibo people people are an indigenous people native to Llanos or savannah plains in eastern Colombia--Arauca, Meta, Guainia, and Vichada departments--and in southern Venezuela near the Colombian border. Their population is was estimated at 23,772 people in 1998....
, Curripaco and Piapoco peoples pertaining to the Arawak language family, and the Cuiva, Desana, puinave and Saliva peoples.
- Santa Teresita del Tuparro*
- Tomo Bebery
- El Merey
- San Luis del Tomo
- La Esmeralda
- Valdivia
- Tsololoibo Matatu
- Muco Guarrojo
- Rawaneruba
- Saracure
- Únuma
- Concordia
- Barranco Lindo
- Corocora
- Palomas Carpintero
- Guaco
- Chocón
- Laguna Colorada
- Cali
- Minitas
- Morocoto-Buenavista-Manajuare
- Giro
- Yurí
- Cumaral
- Barranquito – Laguna Colorada
- Caño Bocón
- Laguna Anguilla – La Macarena
- Sejalito – San Benito
- Lagunas Negra y Cacao
- Berrocal – Ajota
- Matavén – Fruta
- Caño Zama
- Atana Pirariame
- Equa Guarracañá
- Bajo Vichada
- Aiwa Cuna Tsepajibo
- Caño Cavasi
- Guacamayas.