{{Infobox settlement |name = Tumeremo |other_name = |settlement_type = Town |image_skyline =Tumeremo.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = |pushpin_map = Venezuela |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Venezuela |image_shield = Escudo Sifontes.PNG |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Venezuela}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Bolívar |subdivision_type2 = Municipality |subdivision_name2 = Sifontes |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 2019 |population_total =35700 |population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/venezuela/cities/|title=Venezuela: States, Major Cities & Towns – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information|website=citypopulation.de}}</ref> |population_density_km2 = |timezone = VET |utc_offset = &minus;4 |coordinates = {{coord|7|17|59|N|61|30|29|W|region:VE-NO|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = 8057 |area_code_type = Dial plan |area_code = 0288 |website = }} '''Tumeremo''' is a town in the state of Bolívar in eastern Venezuela. It is the shire town of the Sifontes Municipality, and the administrative center of asserting Venezuela's claim over the disputed Guayana Essequiba region.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-06 |title=Guyana says will seek UN help if Venezuela moves on disputed region of Essequibo |url=https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231206-guyana-says-will-seek-un-help-if-venezuela-moves-on-disputed-region-of-essequibo |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==

Its first settlers were Guayan Indians and Kamaracotos, coming from the savanna of the Divina Pastora and Tupuquen located to the left margin of the river Yuruari. They fed on hunting, fishing, and agriculture. Tumeremo was founded on January 26, 1788 under the name of "Mission of Our Lady of Bethlehem of Tumeremo" by the Capuchin monks of Catalonia, among them: Fray Mariano de Perafita, Fray Bonaventura de Carrocera, Fray Joaquín María de Martorell, Fray Ramón Pruna and Fray Tomas de Santa Eugenia. Tumeremo means "Painted Snake", in the dialect of the first Indians who inhabited those lands. The friars establish several missions and an agricultural emporium based on livestock and cotton cultivation. During the Campaign of Guayana, General Manuel Piar fought against the realists to seize the missions of Spain. After releasing Tumeremo, the Spanish survivors were imprisoned and sentenced to death. From there, the city was a strategic site and barracks for the patriot soldiers commanded by Simón Bolívar. From 1830 many indigenous and other populations began to emerge around Tumeremo.

In 1894, a group of British settlers who came from British Guiana tried to establish themselves in what is now Sifontes Municipality. General Domingo Antonio Sifontes claimed the area on 2 March 1894 near El Dorado, where Venezuela established a military position. After expelling the settlers from the area, Sifontes became a local hero to Venezuelans in the area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.larazon.net/2015/06/domingo-sifontes-el-venezolano-que-hizo-correr-a-los-ingleses/amp/|title=Domingo Sifontes, el venezolano que hizo correr a los ingleses {{!}} La Razón|date=2015-06-12|work=La Razón|access-date=2018-09-05|language=es-ES}}</ref>

==Climate== Tumeremo has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: ''Am'') marked by relatively consistent temperatures throughout the year and distinct wet and dry seasons. Tumeremo has a wet season from May to August, while February to April are relatively dry.

{{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Tumeremo (1991–2020) | Jan record high C = 35.3 | Feb record high C = 38.2 | Mar record high C = 39.6 | Apr record high C = 37.9 | May record high C = 35.9 | Jun record high C = 38.0 | Jul record high C = 37.7 | Aug record high C = 35.4 | Sep record high C = 35.9 | Oct record high C = 38.2 | Nov record high C = 37.7 | Dec record high C = 35.6 | year record high C = 39.6 | Jan high C = 30.7 | Feb high C = 32.1 | Mar high C = 33.0 | Apr high C = 33.8 | May high C = 32.2 | Jun high C = 30.7 | Jul high C = 30.6 | Aug high C = 31.3 | Sep high C = 32.2 | Oct high C = 32.6 | Nov high C = 31.7 | Dec high C = 30.7 | year high C = 31.8 | Jan mean C = 24.0 | Feb mean C = 24.9 | Mar mean C = 25.5 | Apr mean C = 26.6 | May mean C = 25.4 | Jun mean C = 24.6 | Jul mean C = 24.3 | Aug mean C = 24.7 | Sep mean C = 25.6 | Oct mean C = 25.7 | Nov mean C = 25.3 | Dec mean C = 24.2 | year mean C = 25.1 | Jan low C = 21.5 | Feb low C = 21.7 | Mar low C = 22.1 | Apr low C = 22.9 | May low C = 22.7 | Jun low C = 22.5 | Jul low C = 22.1 | Aug low C = 22.1 | Sep low C = 22.5 | Oct low C = 22.7 | Nov low C = 22.7 | Dec low C = 21.9 | year low C = 22.3 | Jan record low C = 15.5 | Feb record low C = 16.8 | Mar record low C = 14.5 | Apr record low C = 17.6 | May record low C = 17.3 | Jun record low C = 16.6 | Jul record low C = 18.3 | Aug record low C = 12.7 | Sep record low C = 17.0 | Oct record low C = 17.4 | Nov record low C = 18.7 | Dec record low C = 17.2 | year record low C = 12.7 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 102.1 | Feb precipitation mm = 61.0 | Mar precipitation mm = 47.3 | Apr precipitation mm = 73.9 | May precipitation mm = 199.7 | Jun precipitation mm = 289.1 | Jul precipitation mm = 238.0 | Aug precipitation mm = 204.9 | Sep precipitation mm = 110.3 | Oct precipitation mm = 100.6 | Nov precipitation mm = 148.3 | Dec precipitation mm = 135.5 | year precipitation mm = 1710.7 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 12.1 | Feb precipitation days = 8.1 | Mar precipitation days = 6.1 | Apr precipitation days = 6.9 | May precipitation days = 13.8 | Jun precipitation days = 19.7 | Jul precipitation days = 18.0 | Aug precipitation days = 13.5 | Sep precipitation days = 7.8 | Oct precipitation days = 8.8 | Nov precipitation days = 11.2 | Dec precipitation days = 13.9 | year precipitation days = 139.9 | source 1 = NOAA<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Venezuela/CSV/Tumeremo_80453.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 — Tumeremo |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 29, 2024}}</ref> }}

==See also== * Tumeremo massacre

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Populated places in Bolívar (state)

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