Autana Municipality

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Municipio Autònomo Autana
Location of Autònomo Autana within Amazonas [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Amazonas
Shiretown	Isla Ratón
Area	15,750 km² (9,786.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)	8,181
Density	0.5/km² (0.8/sq mi)
Mayor	Bernabe Arana (PUAMA)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0248
Website	autana-amazonas.gob.ve

The Autana 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 8,181.^[1]. The town of Isla Ratón is the shire town of the Autana Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] History

The shiretown of the Autana Municipality, Isla de Ratón, was founded by a group lead by Pedro Loroima in 1943.

[edit] Demographics

The Autana Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 8,181 (up from 6,524 in 2000). This amounts to 5.8% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 0.8 people per square mile (0.5/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Autana Municipality is Bernabe Arana, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 45% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Samariapo, Sipapo, Munduapo, and Guayapo (previous to December 18, 1997, the Autana Municipality contained only a single parish).^[7]