| Bermúdez | |
|---|---|
| — Municipality — | |
| Municipio Bermúdez | |
| Location in Sucre | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Sucre |
| Shiretown | Carúpano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Ramón Regnault Hernández (PODEMOS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 203 km2 (78.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 150,504 |
| • Density | 741.4/km2 (1,920.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0294 |
| Website | Official website |
The Bermúdez Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Sucre and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 150,504.[1] The city of Carúpano is the shire town of the Bermúdez Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for Venezuelan independence hero José Francisco Bermúdez.
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It was somewhere on the Paria Peninsula, near Carúpano, where Christopher Columbus first set foot on the American continent for the only time, during his third voyage (in all his other trips he only explored the Caribbean islands).
The Bermúdez Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 150,504 (up from 128,123 in 2000). This amounts to 16.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 741.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,920 /sq mi).[4]
The mayor of the Bermúdez Municipality is José Ramón Regnault Hernández, elected on October 31, 2004 with 53% of the vote.[5] He replaced Claudio Marín Morales shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Bolívar, Macarapana, Santa Catalina, Santa Rosa, and Santa Teresa.[2]
Famous Carupaneros include: