Maroa Municipality

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Municipio Autònomo Maroa
Location of Autònomo Maroa within Amazonas [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Amazonas
Shiretown	Maroa
Area	14,250 km² (8,854.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)	1,900
Density	0.1/km² (0.2/sq mi)
Mayor	Thaimir Briceño Angulo (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0248
Website	maroa-amazonas.gob.ve

The Maroa 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 1,900.^[1]. The town of Maroa is the shire town of the Maroa Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] History

Maroa was founded by the brave Cacique Maruwa in the year 1760.^[3]

[edit] Demographics

The Maroa Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 1,900 (up from 1,706 in 2000). This amounts to 1.3% of the state's population.^[4] The municipality's population density is 0.2 people per square mile (0.1/km²).^[5]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Maroa Municipality is Thaimir Briceño Angulo, elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.^[6] She replaced Antonio Briceño shortly after the elections.^[7] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Victorino and Comunidad (previous to December 18, 1997, the Maroa Municipality contained only a single parish).^[8]