Pedro Camejo Municipality

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Municipio Pedro Camejo
Location of Pedro Camejo within Apure [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Apure
Shiretown	San Juan de Payara
Area	20,519 km² (12,749.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)	31,187
Density	1.52/km² (2.4/sq mi)
Mayor	Pedro Danilo Leal (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0247
Website	pedrocamejo-apure.gob.ve

The Pedro Camejo Municipality is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Apure and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 31,187.^[1]. The town of San Juan de Payara is the shire town of the Pedro Camejo Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Pedro Camejo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 31,187 (up from 26,407 in 2000). This amounts to 6.5% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 2.4 people per square mile (1.52/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Pedro Camejo Municipality is Pedro Danilo Leal, elected on October 31, 2004 with 65% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Jesus Perez shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Urbana San Juan de Payara, Codazzi, and Cunaviche.^[7]