Atures Municipality

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Municipio Autònomo Atures
Location of Autònomo Atures within Amazonas [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Amazonas
Shiretown	Puerto Ayacucho
Area	4,500 km² (2,796.2 sq mi)
Population (2007)	91,386
Density	20.3/km² (32.7/sq mi)
Mayor	Mireya Labrador (PPT)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0248
Website	atures-amazonas.gob.ve

The Atures Municipality is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 91,386.^[1]. The city of Puerto Ayacucho is the shire town of the Atures Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] History

The city of Puerto Ayacucho was founded to facilitate the transport of goods past the Atures Rapids on the Orinoco River in the late 19th century (mostly rubber).

[edit] Demographics

The Atures Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 91,386 (up from 74,066 in 2000). This amounts to 64.3% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 32.7 people per square mile (20.3/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Atures Municipality is Mireya Labrador, elected on October 31, 2004 with 39% of the vote.^[5] She replaced Angel Rodriguez shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Fernando Girón Tovar, Luis Alberto Gómez, Parhueña, and Platanillal (previous to December 18, 1997, the Atures Municipality contained only a single parish).^[7]