Bermúdez Municipality

Bermúdez
Municipality
Municipio Bermúdez

Location in Sucre
Country  Venezuela
State Sucre
Shiretown Carúpano
Government
  Mayor Julio Rodriguez (PSUV)
Area
  Total 203 km2 (78 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 165,675
  Density 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0294
Website Official website

The Bermúdez Municipality is one of the fifteen municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Sucre and, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 165,675.[1] The city of Carúpano is the administrative centre for the Bermúdez Municipality.[2] The municipality was named for Venezuelan independence hero José Francisco Bermúdez.

History

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).

Demographics

The Bermúdez Municipality, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 165,675 (up from 128,123 in 2000).[1] This amounts to 16.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 820 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,100/sq mi).

Government

The municipality is divided into five parishes; Bolívar, Macarapana, Santa Catalina, Santa Rosa, and Santa Teresa.[2] The elected office of mayor (alcalde) was established in 1990; however, the initial election was disputed. Carlos Monasterio was installed in 1990 and had served eighteen months when the court (Supreme Electoral Council) removed him, and established Juan Marquez Albornoz as the actual winner of the election.[4]

Mayors of the Bermúdez Municipality[4]
Name from to
Carlos Monasterio 1990 1992
Juan Marquez Albornoz 1992 1993
Leonardo Ávila 1993 1996
Arturo Hurtado 1996 2000
Claudio Marín Morales 2000 2004
José Ramón Regnault Hernández[5] 2004 2008
Julio Rodriguez[6] 2008 present

Notable natives

Famous Carupaneros include:

See also

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Coordinates: 10°40′20″N 63°14′25″W / 10.6722°N 63.2403°W