Rio Grande de la Costa

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

Rio Grande de la Costa
Flag Seal
Nickname:  "The Jewel of Paria"
Rio Grande de la Costa houses
Country	Venezuela
State	Sucre
Municipality	Rio Grande de la Costa
Founded	December 8th ,1767
Government
• Mayor	Jesús Ramírez (PSUV)
Area
• Total	1,365 km2 (527 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	40
• Demonym	Riograndeños (a)
Time zone	UTC-4:30 (VST)
Postal code	6161
Area code	0294
Website	riogrande.6te.net (in Spanish)
Area and population figures are for the Community

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

• -The town's name comes from the great river that has its source in the mountains: The Rio Grande

Quick facts

• -Currency: Bolívar fuerte (VEF)
• -Economy : Fishing, Agriculture and Tourism.
• -Electricity:110/60.
• -Coordinates:10° 39' 22.44" N 62° 7' 30.39" W
• -country code: 58
• -Official language:Español .
• -Religion:Most of the population is Christian religious.
• -Patron Saint:Virgen del Carmen - August

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

• To the North: limits with the Sucre parish belonging to Arismendi Municipality, by the mountain range of the Paria Peninsula.
• To the South: with the Golfo de Paria.
• To the East: borders the dragons mouth and the Gulf of Paria, certainly bordering Trinidad waters for a few kilometers to the end of the peninsula with the international territory.
• To the West: with the Bideau Parish belonging to Valdez Municipality.

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..

Gallery

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  Dock in the channel of Rio Grande de la Costa
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  Main street of Rio Grande de la Costa
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  Plaza Bolivar (Rio Grande de la Costa) and chapel
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  Drying cacao in the main street
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  Old house in the main street of Rio Grande de la Costa
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  Colonial houses of Rio Grande de la Costa
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  Colonial house
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  Chapel
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  Cruz de Mayo
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  House of the teacher of the town
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  House of the chief of police
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  Spectacular house
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  Another spectacular house
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  House on the hill
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  Very pretty house
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  Aerial view of the town
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  The female professor turning on the electricity
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  The exuberant vegetation
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  Cross of the stone
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  Descent to the town
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  Map of greater Rio Grande de la Costa

See also

• Sucre (state)

External links

• Rio Grande de la Costa Tourism Foundation official web site
• Rio Grande Cove weather
• Rio Grande Cove
• Güiria- Rio Grande de la Costa - Reto Caribe
• (census 2001)
• Electoral Registration

11°04′08″N 62°13′07″W