Pedernales Municipality

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Municipio Pedernales
Location of Pedernales within Delta Amacuro [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Delta Amacuro
Shiretown	Pedernales
Area	3,537 km² (2,197.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)	6,535
Density	1.85/km² (3/sq mi)
Mayor	Selgio Buanerges Ramírez (PASR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0287
Website	pedernales-deltaamacuro.gob.ve

The Pedernales Municipality is one of the four municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 6,535.^[1] The town of Pedernales is the shire town of the Pedernales Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] History

The Pedernales District became the Pedernales Municipality in 1994.

[edit] Demographics

The Pedernales Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 6,535 (up from 5,181 in 2000). This amounts to 4.2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 3 people per square mile (1.85/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Pedernales Municipality is Selgio Buanerges Ramírez, elected on October 31, 2004 with 40% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Cristobal Jimenez shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Pedernales and Luis Beltrán Prieto Figueroa (previous to February 25, 1995, the Pedernales Municipality contained only a single parish).^[7]