Rio Grande de la Costa explained

Rio Grande de la Costa
Nickname:"The Jewel of Paria"
Subdivision Name2:Rio Grande de la Costa
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:December 8th,1767
Leader Name:Jesús Ramírez (PSUV)
Area Total Km2:1365
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:40
Utc Offset:-4:30
Population Blank1:Riograndeños (a)
Area Code:0294
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6161
Currency Code:VBF
Country Code:58
Website:riogrande.6te.net
Footnotes:Area and population figures are for the Community

Rio Grande de la Costa is a hamlet in Valdez Municipality, Sucre, Venezuela.

The hamlet can be reached by boat from the Gulf of Paria through the inlet of the Rio Grande, 34,6 kilometres from Güiria.

The hamlet has about 40 inhabitants. It has nearly four centuries of history. Its colonial past can be seen in the splendid colonial houses in Plaza Bolivar, and some old buildings.

Origin

Quick facts

People

Most of the people in Rio Grande are of Trinidadian descent.

Geography

Rio Grande de la Costa is located in the Cristobal Colon Parish - Paria Peninsula in Sucre state, Valdez Municipality, Most of the surface consists of a mountainous terrain with some small valleys and rivers flowing into the sea. is largely covered by rainforest .

Limits

Rio Grande Cove

This Cove is home to several fishermen families. There is a small river that supplies the population. This bay is open to the south. The beach is 100 meters long.

Climate

Rio Grande de la Costa, is in the tropics, enjoys a tropical climate influenced by the Maritime northeast winds., average temperature is 26 °C, and the average maximum temperature is 34 °C during the day and 20 °C on average at night. Humidity is high, particularly during the wet season, when the 85% average. receives an average of 211 cm ³ of rain per year, usually concentrated in the months from June to December, when in brief, intense floods occur frequently. The precipitation increases in the North Range, where you can receive up to 381 cm ³. During the dry season, the drought attacks the top center of the territory. It is outside the hurricane zone..

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