Piar Municipality, Bolívar

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Municipio Piar
Location of Piar within Bolívar [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Bolívar
Shiretown	Upata
Area	15,900 km² (9,879.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)	107,643
Density	6.77/km² (10.9/sq mi)
Mayor	Francisco Contreras (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0288
Website	piar-bolivar.gob.ve

The Piar 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 107,643.^[1] The town of Upata is the shire town of the Piar Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] History

The creation of this municipality took place between 1960 and 1990. The municipality was named after the important independence hero, Manuel Piar.

[edit] Demographics

The Piar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 107,643 (up from 94,274 in 2000). This amounts to 7% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 10.9 people per square mile (6.77/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Piar Municipality is Francisco Contreras, elected on October 31, 2004 with 44% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Americo De Grazia shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two (three if you count the Capital Piar section) parishes; Andrés Eloy Blanco and Pedro Cova.^[7]