Padre Pedro Chien Municipality

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Municipio Padre Pedro Chien
Location of Padre Pedro Chien within Bolívar [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}|250px|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Bolívar
Shiretown	El Palmar
Area	2,275 km² (1,413.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)	14,749
Density	6.48/km² (10.4/sq mi)
Mayor	Franklin Gonzalez (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0288
Website	padrepedrochien-bolivar.gob.ve

The Padre Pedro Chien 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 14,749.^[1] The town of El Palmar is the shire town of the Padre Pedro Chien Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Padre Pedro Chien Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 14,749 (up from 12,810 in 2000). This amounts to 1% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 10.4 people per square mile (6.48/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Padre Pedro Chien Municipality is Franklin Gonzalez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 76% of the vote.^[5][6] The municipality is divided into one parish (Capital Padre Pedro Chien).^[7]

[edit] See also

• El Palmar
• Bolívar
• Municipalities of Venezuela

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• padrepedrochien-bolivar.gob.ve (Spanish)