Cumaribo
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.
Geography
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.[1]
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.[2]
Temperature is in average hot and dry between 27 °C and 30°C through out the year.[3]
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.[4]
Indigenous reserves in Cumaribo
The municipality of Cumaribo has some 38 indigenous reserves.[5] The indigenous are predominantly the Guahibo people, Curripaco and Piapoco peoples pertaining to the Arawak linguistic family, and the Cuiva, Desana, puinave and Saliva peoples.[6]
- 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.
References
- ^ Template:Es icon Municipality of Cumaribo: General Information - geography
- ^ Template:Es icon Municipality of Cumaribo: General Information - geography
- ^ Template:Es icon Municipality of Cumaribo: General Information - geography
- ^ Luis Angel Arango Library: Diagnóstico sociolingüístico de Cumaribo, zona de contacto indígena – Colono, Vichada
- ^ Luis Angel Arango Library: Diagnóstico sociolingüístico de Cumaribo, zona de contacto indígena – Colono, Vichada
- ^ Template:Es icon Municipality of Cumaribo: General Information - demography