Bejuma Municipality
The Bejuma Municipality is one of the 14 autonomous municipalities that make up the Carabobo State in the Central Region of Venezuela. Its capital is the homonymous city of Bejuma. It is located in the Western Region (northcentral west) of Carabobo State, known as Los Valles Altos. It has an area of 484 km² and according to the 2011 National Census it has a population of 51,960 inhabitants, which represents 2.5% of the population of Carabobo State. The Bejuma Municipality has 3 civil parishes.
Limits
- North: Municipality Juan José Mora
- South: Municipality Tinaquillo (Cojedes State)
- East: Municipality Naguanagua and Municipality Libertador (Estado Carabo)
- West: Municipality Montalbán and Municipality Miranda (Estado Carabobo) and the Municipality Nirgua (Estado Yaracuy)
Origin
On July 20, 1990, the Bejuma District was renamed an Autonomous Municipality
Bejuma Capital Parish: like many other towns, Bejuma did not have a founding certificate from the conquerors, who performed a very similar protocol ceremony in all the cities they founded, which on the other hand was more imaginative How real, because they nailed a cross, they traced on the ground the Plaza Mayor, its main buildings and streets, they drew up a record of the event and for the moment that was all. Sometimes it worked, other times it didn't. It also happened that they were founded more than once.” “In the case of Bejuma, as in some towns, they began by forming a group of families that ended up giving the places where they lived the shape of a town.”
In 1843, the owners of the “Fundo Bejuma” met to donate their lands and found the town of Bejuma, after legal processing, before the Government of the Province, on November 13 it was erected in a Civil Parish, according to the record (on file), but it continued to belong to Montalbán; It was two years later, in 1845, when the notarization document was signed, where we remained in possession and rights over the town; however, we continue to belong to Montalbán as a Parish. It was on July 16, 1859, when the Legislative Assembly of Carabobo elevated it to Canton, separating it from the cantonal tutelage of Montalbán, by the Separatist Decree, according to Attribution 7 of article 128 of the Constitution, signed in July and beginning later its functions as Municipal Council, Canton of Bejuma, in January 1860. Among the founders are: Candelaria Soto, Mauricio García, Lorenzo Orozco, María de La Concepción Román, Carlos and Víctor Coronel, Ezequiel González, Francisco Niño, Carlos Girán, Pedro Vicente Núñez, Pedro F. Coronel, Marcos Coronel, Agustín Miguel Pinto, José Coronel, José F. Ortega and Juana Soto. The Municipal Capital has a tropical climate with an average temperature of 24 °C, located at 667 meters above sea level.
Simón Bolívar Parish: well known as Chirgua, it has been an indigenous population since its inception, an area rich in vegetation, agriculture and archeology. Chirgua, formed by various farms and productive plains, seat of the Indians of the same name before the arrival of the Spanish from El Tocuyo. In the year 1547, by law and custom of the time, it passed to the property of the family of the conquistador Juan de Villegas.“The creation of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chirgua, of the Ecclesiastical council of Caracas; since 1682 there was a Chapel in Chirgua and it was its Chaplain in those years, Father Diego Tomás de Paradas and then in the middle of the 18th century it was in charge of Pbro. Lorenzo Blanco Herrera, son of Don Mateo Blanco Infante and Doña Isabel Clara de Herrera, second grandparents of the Liberator.” With the passing of time, it became the property of the Liberator Simón Bolívar's family.
After Chirgua had been the inheritance of the Bolívar family and their heirs, it became Colonia Agrícola Modelo in July 1938 during the government of General Eleazar López Contreras, who gave it character as a population, creating public services and building a highway. At that time, 48 Danish families from northeastern Europe settled in the colony; These Danes were repatriated because they did not meet the requirements demanded by the Venezuelan state. During the world wars, Canarian and Cuban immigrants arrived in these lands. It is said that during one of its difficult times, due to the economic recession and illnesses, many faithful prayed before the image of the Virgin of the Miraculous Medal and many of their needs were met. It is for this reason that its inhabitants celebrate on November 27 of each year the festivities in honor of her patron saint, which are full of traditional games, sales of handicrafts, typical food and drinks. It was elevated to Municipality by the Law of Political-Territorial Division of August 4, 1971 directed by the Bejuma District. Today according to another Law, Chirgua becomes a non-urban parish of the Bejuma municipality.
It has a maximum temperature of 28 °C and a minimum of 15.8 °C, with an altitude of 740 m s. no. m., being the highest population in the Municipality and in the Carabobo state.
Canoabo Parish: it is the parish with the largest territorial extension within the Bejuma municipality, occupying 187 km², Canoabo is the place of artisans and creators, known as the "Cordial Corner of Bejuma", being the oldest population in the west of Carabobo and the Bejuma Municipality. Its name is an indigenous word that means "Village next to fresh water." Founded on March 19, 1711 by Father Andrés Páez Vargas, who gave it the name of San José de Canoabo and blessed the first church built with the help of the neighbors. Before there was an oratory or private chapel that the Count of Tovar had there (known as the Casa del Alto). As usual, the town arose around the church according to the custom of the time. The first settlers were there as cacao farmers from the late XVII century; They were: Don Manuel Gómez Pinto, Cristóbal Marcos de La Parra, Domingo de Tovar, the field teacher Juan Ortega and others. They took advantage of the soils that are alluvial sediments and very favorable for planting cocoa, which has been considered the best in the country. Today the cultivation of coffee predominates with the highest production in the Carabobo State. Canoabo is surrounded by high hills and all of them populated with large trees. According to an old theory, Canoabo is at the bottom of a prehistoric lake whose waters broke by the riverbed that goes to the sea. In colonial times it was considered a paradise, many Spaniards took their paths through the mountains that overlook Puerto Cabello, followed from Urama on donkeys and carts, to be surprised by the vision of this valley guided by San José, whose patron saint festivities are celebrated in march.
It was progressive foreigners who settled in Canoabo and we cannot forget those with the surnames Miré, Melet, Miravó, Mateu Pallerón, Mirón and others, as well as a group of Germans who settled in the “La Sabana” farmhouse.. Time goes by; those who preceded us very few exist, but we have advanced, the town is recovered at all levels. Complete education, commerce, development, largely consolidated workforce, uninterrupted collective transportation and good communication routes. Its climate is warm, cooling a bit at night, with an average temperature of 26 °C. At the extreme side of Bejuma (from Valencia) take the road to the right towards Canoabo. When we pass the town of Aguirre we begin the ascent and on the way we observe in the distance the beautiful and picturesque landscape of the Aguirre Valley of the Montalban Municipality. Climbing a little more, we arrive at the Summit of Canoabo.
Administrative division
On July 20, 1990, the Law of Partial Reform to the Law of Territorial Political Division of the State was promulgated, according to which the Autonomous Municipalities were renamed Municipalities and
Municipalities, Parishes.
Currently, the Bejuma Municipality is divided into the following parishes:
Parish | Inhabitants |
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Capital Bejuma Parish | 33,910 hab. |
Canoabo parish | 7.828 hab. |
Parroquia Simón Bolívar | 8.262. |
Geography
Height above sea level: 667 m s. no. m.
Average temperature: 28 and 23 °C
Latitude: 10°10'22.34"N
Longitude: 68°15'32.36"W
Main rivers: Bejuma and Chirgua which belong to the Hoya del Río Orinoco.
Agricultural Resources: citrus fruits, cereals, tubers.
Livestock Resources: cattle, pigs and poultry.
Forest Resources: timber, cultivated and wild fruit trees.
Vegetation, flora and fauna
The Bejuma municipality is located in the Lara-Falcón Hills System subregion and has a vegetation dominated by tropical, semi-deciduous seasonal forests (maritime valleys).
Symbols of Bejuma Municipality
Shield
Description: The arabesques that border the Shield come together in the center of the upper part, from where a bouquet of oranges, a typical fruit of the region, emerges.
In the left quarter, the petroglyphs found in the surroundings of the city are represented, which were the first communicative expression printed on rocks by our aborigines. These petroglyphs are found in the towns of Tierra Blanca, Chirgua and Canoabo. In the right quarter, the figure of San Rafael Arcángel stands out, patron of the city since 1843, the date on which the first hermitage was founded. Archangel Raphael guards the new basilica of the city, inaugurated by Monsignor Dr. Gregorio Adam in 1956. The lower quarter has as a background the green mountains that surround the city and within this framework of peaceful geography, they emerge as symbols of the traditional regional economy a tobacco plantation, some orange trees and a trapiche. On the right side of the barracks, in the lower part, the flowers that adorn our Shield give us the colorful testimony of the city's motto: "Bejuma Jardín de Carabobo"
The flag
Description: a dominant color, blue, which represents the majesty of our sky, and in the upper left corner, a star, meaning the star that adorns the head of our heavenly "Patron Saint Raphael the Archangel& #3. 4;. It is followed by two different horizontal stripes in proportion and color. The green strip, representing the valleys that surround the region; as well as the grove and foliage that characterize the streets and avenues of the Bejuma municipality. The orange stripe indicates the citrus crops that grow throughout the entire length of these valleys. . Author: Emir Leonardo Cáceres Solá
The anthem
Coro
Go ahead and frame the step.
walking my symbol is the sun.
The bells ring up my village
full of great faith of hope and love
My people woke up
I
Defiant Proud Like All Venezuela
Bejuma keeps singing goes wherever she wants.
II
With the soul full of love for our earth
takes the Agro standard and flag heart
III
Acorn is seen as a gesture of greatness
white and silvery of light dome of our church
IV
Bejumero be present in order to progress
love for our children the dawn in walking
Letra: Dr. Andrés Rodríguez Corro
Music: Prof. Luis Rafael Téllez
'Natural Symbols' The Apamate
It is a tree from 15 to 20 and up to 30 m tall, with a short trunk, grayish bark, somewhat fissured. Leaves palmate, compound, 5-elliptic-oblong leaflets, acute to pointed. The terminal leaflet is 8-30 cm long and the laterals progressively smaller. Subleather texture. Terminal panicle of tubular-infundibuliform flowers, lavender pink, sometimes white, 5-10 cm long. The fruit is a linear, cylindrical capsule 2-4 dm long, with a persistent calyx. It reaches 1 meter in diameter normally.
The Mountain Rose The Venezuelan rose is a small tree. It grows slowly and has thick branches. It can reach 6 meters or 20 feet in height. The --- has greyish-brown, and its bark is slightly rough. The stalks of its leaves are hairy. Its leaves are opposite, elongated and from 12 to 18 pairs of oblong or lanceolate leaflets that end in a bristle point. When first developed the fallen leaves are pale green with small pink and cream colored spots, but as they mature they become pinkish-brown and finally a uniform shade of green. The globular inflorescences contain numerous crimson, red flowers.
The hummingbird Hummingbirds are among the smallest birds that exist. The smallest species is the zunzuncito hummingbird or bee elf (Mellisuga helenae), which with its beak and tail measures just about 5.5 centimeters, exclusive to Cuba.3 The largest species, the so-called giant hummingbird (Patagonia gigas), measures about 25 cm. Most hummingbirds have very colorful plumage, usually metallic green. The male's neck is often bright red, blue, or emerald green. A special feature of hummingbirds is the beak, which almost always varies from species to species. The sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera), for example, has a bill almost as long as its body, about 10 cm in length.
Cultural events
- Celebrations in Honor of the Holy Patron of Bejuma: Archangel Rafael, October 24th.
- Anniversary of foundation: Taking as a reference on September 18, 1845, historical date, carefully selected by the inhabitants of Bejuma, to exalt the memory of those people, who in an act of surprising generosity donated the lands for the constitution of this city.
- Velorio de la CRUZ de MAYO: it is celebrated in the halls of the Social Center Bejuma and in different sectors and farmhouses of the municipality. The veil of La Cruz begins by adorning a Cross, which then place it on a table full of flower vases with wild flowers, also dress La Cruz with palms of cayennes or paper of different colors. All night they sing and dance to the harp, four and maracas. It is a very colorful party; they also improvise verses that the people call “bombs”. All, with joy and respect for the Cross, dance until dawn.
- Celebrations in Honor of the Holy Patron of the Canoabo Parish: March 19, the day of Saint Joseph, together with "The Dance Devils of Canoabo".
- Innocent Day: December 28 “Los Locos de Canoabo” something very popular in the whole municipality, in Christmas and day of Reyes Magos.
- San Juan: On June 24, public holidays throughout the municipality, mostly celebrated in the different rivers of the municipality where people dance and play drum in honor of San Juan Bautista
Religious Temples
- Santa Iglesia Parroquial San Rafael Arcangel: in front of the Bolivar Square of Bejuma.
- Divine Archdiocese Sanctuary Redeemer: Urbanization El Rincón, Av 2
- Santa Iglesia Parroquial Nuestra Señora de la Medalla Milogrosa y la Santa Cruz: Chirgua, Sector la Colonia, next to Bolivar Square.
- Monastery Santa María Reina de los Angeles" Monjas de la Santa y Benemérita Congregation de Religiosas Carmelitas Descalzas, Chirgua, Parroquia Civil Simón Bolívar.
- Santa Iglesia Parroquial San Jose: Canoabo Av Principal, opposite Bolivar Square.
- Chapel of the Santa Fazthe Canoabo Summit.
- Chapel Santa Rosa de Lima, sector La Sabana de Canoabo
- Saint Peter and Paul Chapel: Sector Altos de Reyes, Bejuma.
- Chapel of the Casa de Retiro Monseñor Montes de Oca", Bejuma sector.
- Caps in the various sectors of the three ecclesiastical parishes that in turn correspond to the geographical territory of the three civil parishes that make up the municipality Bejuma.
Historical and Tourist Sites
- The municipal house: first Municipal House, today prefecture, was built in the year of 1874, according to the records as “ Municipal House” functioning the Municipal Council on the top and on the ground floor, La Jefatura Civil. Today it is preserved equally in its structure, working on the upper part of the Civil Registry and below the Police Command. Next to the new headquarters of the City Hall of Bejuma, Municipal House.
- Plaza de los Fundadores: So called because Bejuma's story began on its grounds. Opened in 1946.
- Plaza Bolívar del Municipio: carefully cared for and from where a pedestre bronze of our Liberator lies. Located in the Central Sector
- Municipal Church: first church of Bejuma that served religious worship for 30 years. This chapel was the transformation of the house that Don Pedro Vicente Núñez donated for that purpose. Then he was demolished and gave way to what is today the Los Fundadores square. There the troops camped when there was “ Blood in the village to enter the history”, of our coterranean Helio Rivas and because there in front of the Hermitage the Trujillo brothers, by Commander Modesto Rodríguez according to Antonio Oswaldo Marvez Sosa in “Bejuma, the people of Venezuela. A year after the completion of the process of the erection of Bejuma in Ecclesiastical Parish, there was still another year for the appointment of his first parish priest, who was Father Martin Windevoxhel beginning thus, a list of priests sometimes interrupted by the guerrillas, factitious troops who then disputed power through weapons. The Gral. José Laurencio Silva, was the Chief of Operations in the province of Carabobo, and for the days when the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bejuma was created, the subjection to the government of General José Tadeo Monagas was negotiated. The Church faced problems, because of the shortage of priests and because more parishes were formed every day. By the guerrillas and these problems it was that in the middle of 1850 everything began to normalize and Bejuma had his first cure.
The Fr. Martín Windevoxhel came from Calabozo and only stayed for two years, given the bad times he was having, resigning in 1852. There were again long years without a parish priest in Bejuma, nor were there any in Nirgua, Canoabo, Urama, Taría and Temerla. Two months after Páez took the presidential chair, Fr. Juan Bautista Torres, on August 14, 1861. He didn't last long either and was replaced by Fr. Domingo Felipe Torres, who received the parish on February 28, 1866. Bejuma's boom was due to this priest. He used seven years of the old chapel that served as a base for Catholic worship since 1843 and that was the parish headquarters for 30 years and on August 20, 1872 (he was already 6 years old) as interim priest, he asked the Archbishop for permission to enable it as a church, the house that Don Juan Aniceto Ojeda y Sra. had ceded, located in one of the corners of the Plaza. There began the construction of the 2nd. Bejuma Temple. In 1865, Archbishop Guevara y Lira blessed the first stone of the 2nd. Temple that was in the same place as the current one. Today's beautiful Temple was built starting in 1952 and was inaugurated by Bishop Dr. Gregorio Adam on June 9, 1956. Rafael Forni, nuncio of His Holiness Pius XII, blessed it on June 10 of the same year.
- Casona Colonial and Puente “ECARRI”: the old Colonial Casona and the famous “Ecarri” bridge over the river Bejuma to the west of the population, built in 1928 under the administration of the state president Ramón H Ramos. It bears this name for being located in front of the case that was a family residence of Luis P. Ecarri, a doctor who worked in Bejuma and its surroundings for many years. The residents identify the bridge with this doctor, whose surname extended by the descendants is part of the local references.
- La Aldea Artesanal “Don Viviano Vargas”: located in the "El Rocío" Urbanization at the front of the Pan-American Highway (Troncal 11), 100 m from the Panadería la Paramericana
- Plaza Marcos Sergio Godoy
- Sanctuary The Divine Redeemer: located in the Urbanisation "El Rincón",
- Retiro Mons House. Salvador Montes de Oca
- Hacienda Cariaprima,
- Hacienda Monte Sacro. Geoglifo Archaeological Monument “La Rueda del Indio”: Pre-Columbian archaeological monument, located on the top of the hillside “La Bolivita”, where the Chirgua Valley, Parroquia Simón Bolívar is visually dominated. This impressive archaeological monument consists of Geoglifos, which were very defined labrados on the rock of the hill. The figure is more than 54 m high, for about 20 circumference. The site is located about 900 m. n. m. It is said that the monument was built by the Cariaprima Indians, descendants of the Arawacos, more than five hundred years ago.
- Plazoleta Los Murales: it is a square where it exposes the beauty of the municipality as: environmental, historical, cultural, Religious, among others in various paintings or murals. Located in the San Rafael Sector.
- Rio La Toma: located in the Canoabo parish, Sector "Los Naranjos"
- Rio Agua Claras: located in the Canoabo district "Agua Clara"
- Rio Las Calcetas: located in the Bejuma Capital Parish Sector "White Land"
- Canoabo reservoir: When the Urama river has received the water inputs from the Temerla and Canoabo rivers, its waters are repressed on the Titiarita site, forming a small glass of storage through a dam or tap firmly anchored between two rocky foothills, located in a deep throat.
- Canoabo Summit: in a recreational park worth knowing for its climate, lush vegetation, its mountain road and the villa that have been built. It is the highest place on the road that links Canoabo with the Pan American Highway. It's 830. m. n. m.(meters on sea level) Permanent neblin area and temperate climate where temperature ranges between 18 and 25 degrees centigrade. In these highlands of the Carabobo state you will find the Chapel of La Santa Faz, the Tourist Inn “Casa María” and the Palmichal Camp.
- Camp Palmichal: on the road leading to Canoabo and less than 7 km away, the entrance of the private reserve of Pequivén is located. This reserve, which protects the basin of the Morón River and which sweats water to the Petrochemical Complex of Morón, has 11 000 ha and the entrance is at a height of 1,000 m. n. m. inside the cloud forest with an average temperature of 20 °C and a relative humidity of 90%. There is located the Palmichal Camp where the Directorate of the Operative part of the Conservation of the Morón River Hydrographic Basin works. Julio César Carozzo was the inspiring and executor of the recovery of the Morón River Basin. He created a forest, recovered life
- Cerro " La Torre": located at the Inter-American Highway (TRONCAL 11) next to IENCA Food. very popular by the population to make outdoor walks. enjoy the mountain climate and admire the beautiful panoramic view of the town’s capital population
Educational Centers
=== INITIAL, PRIMARY AND SPECIAL LEVELS ===
'BEJUMA URBAN PARISH:''' 1. Care Center for Children with Learning Difficulties (CENDA) Bejuma. 2. Bejuma National Child Development Center. 3. El Rinconcito Initial Education Center. 4. Las Manzanitas Initial Education Center. 5. Las Naranjitas Initial Education Center El Niño Simón Foundation. 6. Los Gaticos Initial Education Center. 7. Simoncito El Rincón Initial Education Center NER 009. 8. Simoncito Sara de Moreno Initial Education Center. 9. Valle Ventuari Initial Education Center. 10. Antonio José Crespo Garrote Bolivarian Basic School. 11. El Rincón Bolivarian Basic School NER 009. 12. El Naranjal Basic School NER 009. 13. Alto de Reyes State Basic School. 14. Melchora Olivero de Latouche State Basic School. 15. José Ignacio Pulido Basic School. 16. La Hoya Basic School. 17. Bejuma National Institute of Special Education. 18. Hospital Classroom Service. 19. Los Consentidos multi-home (SENIFA). 20. Los Traviesos multi-home (SENIFA). 21. San Rafael Parish School Educational Unit. 22. Tucupido State Educational Unit. 23. Julián Mellado Educational Unit. 24. María de la Concepción Palacios Educational Unit. 25. Mary Immaculate Educational Unit. 26. María Paulina Educational Unit. 27. Medardo Bacalao Educational Unit. 28. Miguel Marín National Educational Unit. 29. San Isidro Labrador Educational Unit NER 537.
'''NON-URBAN PARISH CANOABO''' 1. Guarapito Initial Education Center. 2. La Belén National Initial Education Center. 3. Simoncito Pimentel Coronel Initial Education Center. 4. Don Viviano Vargas Basic School. 5. La Belén Basic School. 6. Pimentel Coronel National Basic School. 7. Santa Ana Basic School NER 119. 8. Multihome Los Loritos (SENIFA). 9. Agua Clara Educational Unit NER 119. 10. Doctor Félix Adam Educational Unit. 11. Isabel Teresa Gil de Torrens Educational Unit. 12. Manuel María Ramos Educational Unit NER 119. 13. Valle Hondo National Educational Unit NER 009. 14. Palmichal NER 119 Educational Unit.
'''SIMÓN BOLÍVAR NON-URBAN PARISH:''' 1. Santa Bárbara State Basic School NER 009. 2. Chirgua Abajo National Basic School NER 009. 3. Paramaconi I Basic School. 4. Multihome Los Angeles (SENIFA). 5. Cariaprima Educational Unit NER 009. 6. Eduardo Blanco Educational Unit. 7. Sara de Moreno Educational Unit. 8. Simón Rodríguez Educational Unit NER 009. 9. Torcuato Manzo Núñez Educational Unit.
=== LEVELS GENERAL AVERAGE, TECHNICAL AVERAGE, ARTS AND ADULTS ===
'BEJUMA URBAN PARISH:''' 1. Arturo Michelena Educational Unit. 2. Andrés Pérez Mujica School of Arts. 3. Colonel Teresa Aponte School of Specialties. 4. Arichuna Labor Education Workshop. 5. Bejuma Educational Unit (NIGHT). 6. San Rafael Parish School Educational Unit. 7. Educational Unit Colegio San Agustín. 8. Educational Unit Colegio San Agustín (NIGHT). 9. San Martín Institute Educational Unit. 10. Medardo Bacalao Educational Unit. 11. Our Lady of Grace Educational Unit.
'''NON-URBAN PARISH CANOABO:''' 1. Carlos Sanda Technical School. 2. Francisco Acuña Barreto Educational Unit.
'''SIMÓN BOLÍVAR NON-URBAN PARISH:''' 1. Paramaconi II Educational Unit.
Higher Education
- Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez (Canoabo Nucle) "UNESR"
- National Experimental University of the Armed Forces (Bejuma Extension) "UNEFA"
Demographics
Urbanizations
- Oscar Celli (El Rincón)
- Ciudadela Ezequiel Zamora (Carrizal)
- Rincón 2
- Rincón 1
- The Rocío
- Santa Maria
- Carrizal 2
- La Colonia
- Sersuro(The Apples)
- Course
- The Manzanites
Sectors
- White Earth
- Black Earth
- Centre
- The Founders
- The Assortment
- Pueblo E Paja
- Union
- The Joy
- Guasdalito
- Bejumita
- San Luis
- San Rafael
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Chirguita
- Labour Bank
- Carrizal
- Paradise Brisas
- 4 February
- Acosta Carles
- The Mediagua
- The Trilla
- Yours.
- Altos de Reyes
- Camino
- Banco Largo
- Santa Ana
- The Vigil
- The Roses
- The Summit
- Palmichal
- Guarapo
- Canoabo
- Canoabito
- The Naranjos
- The Catire Acosta
- La Sabana
- Hidden
- Layer
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Agua Clara
- The Mocha
- The Mona
- Casupito
- The Peredeña
- Paredes
- Cariaprima
- The Lion
- Potrerito
- Chacao
- Perico
- The Guadalupe
Sports Centers
- Sports Complex "Francisco Tovar Girón" (that was until 2016 the Minnesota Mellizos baseball school) located in the Pueblo Nuevo sector. The GEF academy international and Gold player prospect development agencies now operate.
- Estadio Luis "Bachaco" Rincones located in the El Rincón Urbanization
- Manga de Coleo Municipal "Coronel" located in the Carrizal Sector
- Field of Football "Las Manzanas" (Centro Social Bejuma) located in the Sector Las Manzanas
- Centro de Natación "Las Manzanas" (Centro Social Bejuma) located in the Sector Las Manzanas
- Bici-cross Track "El Rincón" located in the El Rincón Urbanization
- Moto-cross Track "Cerro la Mapola" located in the Carrizal Urbanization
Popular Avenues and Streets
- Av Bolívar
- Av Sucre
- Av Carabobo
- Av Los Foundadores
- Av
- Calle Páez
- Calle Heres
- Calle Valencia
- Calle Agustín Betancourt
- Calle Pedro Vicente Núñez
- Calle Piar
Libraries
- Public Library “Manuel Pimentel Coronel” located in the House of Culture and provides permanent service to students and the general public.
- Municipal Library “Don Antonio Oswaldo Marvez Sosa”, located at the headquarters of the City Hall.
- Library “Dr. Andrés Contreras”, located at the Bejuma Social Center.
Theater
- “The Palermo Theatre” located in the Av. Bolívar
- House of Culture Multipurpose Hall, located at the Av. Bolivar where musical, folklore and cultural shows are frequently presented.
Public Bodies
- Bejuma City Hall: Edif. Municipal in front of Plaza Bolívar
- Bejuma Municipal Council: Edif. Municipal in front of Plaza Bolívar
- CANTV Office Bejuma: Av. The Founders c/c Urdaneta
- Bejuma Fire Department: Pan-American Highway
- The West: Av. Bolivar c/c Piar
- Hydrocenter: Av. Anzoátegui
- Ipostel: Av. Sucre front Plaza Bolívar
- MRW: Av. The Founders
- Municipal Bejuma Housing Institute: C:C Colonial
- Juzgado del Municipio Bejuma: Av. The Founders.
- Child, Child and Adolescent Law Council: Av. Bolivar, Road Medicine: Bejuma Hospital
- Public note: Av. Bolivar Edif. America,
- Identification and Aliens Office: Prolongation street Páez,
- Bejuma Prefecture: Edif. Colonial, Register of the Municipality Bejuma: Av. Bolivar,
- Seniat: Av. Sucre frete Plaza Bolivar,
- Transit Bejuma: Pan American Highway.
- Bejuma Municipal Police: Urbanization of the Rincón, Av 2
- Carabobo Police Station: Edif. Municipal, Front Plaza Bolívar
- Bejuma Chamber of Commerce and Production: Calle Páez
- Colegio de Abogados del Occidente de Carabobo: C.C. Colonial
- Bejuma Parroquial Board: Av. Sucre
Medical Centers and Hospitals
- Bejuma District Hospital: Calle Heres c/Av Los Fundadores
- Clinical Center "The Founders":Av Los Foundadores
- Integral Diagnostic Center "CDI": Av Los Foundadores
- Clinical Center "Our Lady of Relief": Av Los Foundadores
- YMCA Ambulatory Center: Av Los Foundadores
- Polyclinic Bejuma: Av Los Foundadores
Radio Stations
- Joy 98.5 F.M
- Consent 96.1 F.M.: Calle Salom New village sector*
- Summit 103.1 FM: C.C. Latella,
- Quality 102.3 F.M: Av. Bolivar C.C. Granolizas,
- Power 88.7 F.M.: Bolivar Square.
- Altos Valley 90.9 F.M.: interfered by the signal of Radio America 90.9 fm worthwhile... C.C. Valles Alto
Hotels and Inns
- Hotel Garden, Av Bolívar .
- Hotel Tiuna, Heres Street.
- Posada Los Fundadores, Av Bolivar.
- Posada Hacienda La Calceta, Sector White Earth.
- Hacienda Sierra Verde.
- Spa Inn.
- The Rositas.
- Posada lomas de Carrizal, Av Bolívar Sector Carrizal.
- Casa Maria, on the path of palmichal.
Politics and government
Mayors
Period | Mayors | Political Party / Alliance | % of votes | Notes |
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1989 - 1992 | Luis Francisco Rodríguez Mérida | AD | 43,82 | First mayor under direct elections |
1992-1995 | Luis Francisco Rodríguez Mérida | AD | 60,00 | Reelect |
1995 - 2000 | Oscar Nuñez García | AD | - | Second mayor under direct elections (general elections were held in 2000 due to the adoption of the 1999 Constitution) |
2000 - 2004 | José Moyejas | PRVZL | 29,74 | Third mayor under direct elections |
2004 - 2008 | Lorenzo Remedios | MVR | 50.56 | Fourth Mayor Under direct elections |
2008 - 2013 | Lorenzo Remedios | PSUV | 45,58 | Reelect
(the municipal elections scheduled for the end of 2012 are postponed 1 year) |
2013 - 2017 | Ramón Alberto Rodríguez Nuñez | PJ MUD | 48,83 | Fifth mayor under direct elections |
2017 - 2021 | Rafael Morales | PSUV | 73.87 | Sixth mayor under direct elections |
2021 - 2025 | Lorenzo Remedios | PSUV | 43,92 | Seventh mayor under direct elections |
Municipal council
Period 1989 - 1992
Councilmen: | Political Party / Alliance |
---|---|
Peter Isaiah Colonel | AD |
Dogally Flores | AD |
Juan José Andrade | COPEI |
Oscar Nuñez García | NGD |
Angel Luis Román | URD |
Luis Castellanos Coronel | LCR |
Elias Castillo | MORE |
Period 1992 - 1995
Councilmen: | Political Party / Alliance |
---|---|
Luis Flores | AD |
Pedro Rodríguez | AD |
Oscar Núñez García | AD |
Francisco Rodríguez | AD |
Luis Pinto | COPEI |
Tony Mansour | COPEI |
Pedro Ríos Silva | MORE |
Period 1995 - 2000
Councilmen: | Political Party / Alliance |
---|---|
Luis Palencia | AD |
José Rodríguez | AD |
Iha Rodríguez | AD |
Rosa Hernández | AD |
Juan Piñero | AD |
Ahiele Tovar | PROCA |
Juan Díaz Martínez | COPEI |
Period 2013 - 2018
Councillors | Political Party / Alliance |
---|---|
Maria Chavez | PSUV |
Victor Nava | PSUV |
Alexis Rumbo | PSUV |
Pedro Rios | PSUV |
Isabel Alvizu | PSUV |
Leyda Moreno | PSUV |
Maria Ciccone | MOVEV |
Period 2018 - 2021
Councillors | Political Party / Alliance |
---|---|
Maria Torrealba | PSUV |
Rafael Pérez | PSUV |
Aldemaro Ortega | PSUV |
José Leal | PSUV |
Liliuska García | PSUV |
Delia Márquez | PSUV |
Pedro Bordones | PSUV |
Period 2021 - 2025
Councilmen: | Political Party / Alliance |
---|---|
Carmen Sevilla | PSUV |
Colonel | PSUV |
Luilimar Market | PSUV |
Adrian Delgadillo | PSUV |
Alba Chacin | PSUV |
Luid Berroteran | AD |
Carmen Graterol | MUD |
Chroniclers
1.er. Chronicler... Mr. ANTONIO OSWALDO MARVEZ SOSA... born in Bejuma, poet, historian,
Speaker. He was named "Illustrious Son" of Bejuma. He belonged to the "Centro de Historia
Regional de Carabobo” as a founding member. In our town there is a Library that bears his name. In addition, he was the Main Jury at the "1. er FESTIVAL OF THE SONG TO BEJUMA IN 1978. 2nd Chronicler... Mrs. ANAMINTA RUIZ MERIDA...born in Bejuma, historian, poet, writer,
He has published numerous books on Bejuma such as:
“REMEMBERMENTS” (1980)...”EVOCATION” (1981)...”BEJUMA'S MONOLOGUE
(1986) “EX-PRESIDENTS OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF BEJUMA”
(1986)..."BEJUMA IN THE MAGIC OF MEMORY" (1992)..."BEJUMA, LITERARY QUARRY". (2002)…and other poems.
3.er. Chronicler... VICTOR JULIO CORONEL PINTO...
Current Chronicler.
See also
- City of Bejuma
- Canoabo
- Chirgua
- List of municipalities of Venezuela