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Place in Aragua, Venezuela
Ocumare de la Costa | |
|---|---|
| San SebastiƔn de Ocumare de la Costa | |
  Ocumare de la Costa | |
| Coordinates: 10Ā°29ā²10ā³N 67Ā°46ā²21ā³W / 10.48611Ā°N 67.77250Ā°W / 10.48611; -67.77250 | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Aragua |
| Municipality | Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality |
| Population | |
| ā¢ Total | 7,000 |
| ā¢ Demonym | OcumareƱo/a |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Ocumare de la Costa (Spanish pronunciation: [okuĖmaɾe Ć°e la Ėkosta]) is a small coastal town and theāācapital of the Ocumare de la Costa de Oro Municipality, located 25 miles north of Aragua, Venezuela. Called simply Ocumare, the colonial town sits at the skirts of the Venezuelan Coastal Range, adding the peculiar natural elements of the Henri Pittier National Park. Production of cocoa and fishing are the "main industries in Ocumare." The valley leads into the Caribbean Sea.
Ocumare was colonized in the 17th century led by Spanish captain Lorenzo MartĆnez Madrid and "incorporated in 1731." The original inhabitants of the area were indigenous tribes under Cacique āBarrigaā.
