| Antonio Díaz | |
|---|---|
| — Municipality — | |
| Municipio Antonio Díaz | |
| Location in Delta Amacuro | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Delta Amacuro |
| Shiretown | Curiapo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amado Antonio Heredia Bolaño (Migente) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22,746 km2 (8,782.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 29,000 |
| • Density | 1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0287 |
| Website | Official website |
The Antonio Díaz 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 27,693.[1] The town of Curiapo is the shire town of the Antonio Díaz Municipality.[2]
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The Antonio Díaz Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 27,693 (up from 21,664 in 2000). This amounts to 17.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.2 /sq mi).[4]
The mayor of the Antonio Díaz Municipality is Amado Antonio Heredia Bolaño, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 71% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into six parishes; Curiapo, Almirante Luis Brión, Francisco Aniceto Lugo, Manuel Renaud, Padre Barral, and Santos de Abelgas (previous to February 25, 1995, the Antonio Díaz Municipality contained only a single parish).[2]