The Municipality Maturín is created by the Law of Political - Territorial Division of the Monagas State on the 3 of August 1983.

On August 25, 2016, they issued an arrest warrant from the government against Maturín Mayor, Warner Jiménez.

On September 9, Antonio Goncalves is assigned as mayor in charge of the Municipality Maturín.

September 29 of the same year, Wilfredo Ordaz is assigned as mayor in charge of the Municipality Maturín.

The vegetation is of tropical dry forest, with temperatures between 27 °C and 28 °C and an average precipitation per year of 1,298 mm.