Gran Sabana Municipality

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Municipio Gran Sabana
Location of Gran Sabana within Bolívar [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Bolívar
Shiretown	Santa Elena de Uairén
Area	32,990 km² (20,499 sq mi)
Population (2007)	34,095
Density	1.03/km² (1.7/sq mi)
Mayor	Manuel E. De Jesús Valléz (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0289
Website	gransabana-bolivar.gob.ve

The Gran Sabana Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 34,095.^[1] The town of Santa Elena de Uairén is the shire town of the Gran Sabana Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Gran Sabana Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 34,095 (up from 27,027 in 2000). This amounts to 2.2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 1.7 people per square mile (1.03/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Gran Sabana Municipality is Manuel E. De Jesús Valléz, elected on October 31, 2004 with 39% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Ricardo Delgado shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into one (two if you count the Capital Gran Sabana section) parish (Ikabarú).^[7]