Sifontes Municipality

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Municipio Sifontes
Location of Sifontes within Bolívar [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Bolívar
Shiretown	Tumeremo
Area	24,393 km² (15,157.1 sq mi)
Population (2007)	40,042
Density	1.64/km² (2.6/sq mi)
Mayor	Marlene Vargas (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0288
Website	sifontes-bolivar.gob.ve

The Sifontes 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 40,042.^[1] The town of Tumeremo is the shire town of the Sifontes Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Sifontes Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 40,042 (up from 34,277 in 2000). This amounts to 2.6% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 2.6 people per square mile (1.64/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Sifontes Municipality is Marlene Vargas, elected on October 31, 2004 with 45% of the vote.^[5] She replaced Carlos Chancellor shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two (three if you count the Capital Sifontes section) parishes; Dalla Costa and San Isidro.^[7]