Acosta Municipality, Monagas
Acosta | |
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Municipality | |
Location of Acosta Municipality in Monagas | |
| Coordinates: 10°06′43″N 63°43′22″W / 10.1119°N 63.7229°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Monagas |
| Founded | 10 May 1714 |
| Founded by | Guillermo de Mallorca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jesús Velásquez (MUD) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Municipality | 18,218 |
| • Urban | 10,447 |
| • Rural | 7,771 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
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Acosta is one of the 13 municipalities of the state of Monagas, Venezuela. Its capital is San Antonio de Maturín. It has an area of 957 km2 and according to INE, its population in 2010 was 19,138 inhabitants. The municipality is made up of two parishes, San Antonio and San Francisco. Its name derives from the politician and leader, José Eusebio Acosta Peña.