| Pedernales | |
|---|---|
| — Municipality — | |
| Municipio Pedernales | |
| Location in Delta Amacuro | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Delta Amacuro |
| Shiretown | Pedernales |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Selgio Buanerges Ramírez (PASR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,537 km2 (1,365.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 6,535 |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0287 |
| Website | Official website |
The Pedernales 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 6,535.[1] The town of Pedernales is the shire town of the Pedernales Municipality.[2]
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The Pedernales District became the Pedernales Municipality in 1994.
The Pedernales Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 6,535 (up from 5,181 in 2000). This amounts to 4.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.8 /sq mi).[4]
The mayor of the Pedernales Municipality is Selgio Buanerges Ramírez, elected on October 31, 2004 with 40% of the vote.[5] He replaced Cristobal Jimenez shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Pedernales and Luis Beltrán Prieto Figueroa (previous to February 25, 1995, the Pedernales Municipality contained only a single parish).[2]