Antonio Díaz Municipality

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Municipio Antonio Díaz
Location of Antonio Díaz within Delta Amacuro [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Delta Amacuro
Shiretown	Curiapo
Area	22,746 km² (14,133.7 sq mi)
Population (2007)	27,693
Density	1.22/km² (2/sq mi)
Mayor	Amado Antonio Heredia Bolaño (Migente)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0287
Website	antoniodiaz-deltaamacuro.gov.ve

The Antonio Díaz Municipality is one of the four municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 27,693.^[1] The town of Curiapo is the shire town of the Antonio Díaz Municipality.^[2]

1 Demographics
2 Government
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Demographics

The Antonio Díaz Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 27,693 (up from 21,664 in 2000). This amounts to 17.8% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 2 people per square mile (1.22/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Antonio Díaz Municipality is Amado Antonio Heredia Bolaño, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 71% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into six parishes; Curiapo, Almirante Luis Brión, Francisco Aniceto Lugo, Manuel Renaud, Padre Barral, and Santos de Abelgas (previous to February 25, 1995, the Antonio Díaz Municipality contained only a single parish).^[7]