Manapiare Municipality

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Municipio Autònomo Manapiare
Location of Autònomo Manapiare within Amazonas [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Amazonas
Shiretown	San Juan de Manapiare
Area	33,100 km² (20,567.3 sq mi)
Population (2007)	9,658
Density	0.3/km² (0.5/sq mi)
Mayor	Pastor Nelson Rodrìguez (PUAMA)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0248
Website	manapiare-amazonas.gob.ve

The Manapiare 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 9,658.^[1]. The town of San Juan de Manapiare is the shire town of the Manapiare Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] History

The town of San Juan de Manapiare was founded by the explorer Don Melicio Pérez in the year 1940.^[3]

[edit] Demographics

The Manapiare Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 9,658 (up from 7,647 in 2000). This amounts to 6.8% of the state's population.^[4] The municipality's population density is 0.5 people per square mile (0.3/km²).^[5]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Manapiare Municipality is Pastor Nelson Rodrìguez, elected on October 31, 2004 with 60% of the vote.^[6] He replaced Benjamin Perez shortly after the elections.^[7] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Alto Ventuari, Medio Ventuari, and Bajo Ventuari (previous to December 18, 1997, the Manapiare Municipality contained only a single parish).^[8]