Atabapo Municipality

Autònomo Atabapo
Municipality
Municipio Autònomo Atabapo

Location in Amazonas
Country  Venezuela
State Amazonas
Shiretown San Fernando de Atabapo
Government
 • Mayor Nelsón Cayupare (PPT)
Area
 • Total 25,900 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 9,169
 • Density 0.35/km2 (0.92/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0248
Website Official website

The Atabapo Municipality is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 9,169.[1] The town of San Fernando de Atabapo is the shire town of the Atabapo Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Atabapo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 10,625 (up from 8,475 in 2000). This amounts to 7.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 0.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.0/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Atabapo Municipality is Nelsón Cayupare, elected on October 31, 2004 with 38% of the vote.[5] He replaced Nepomuceno Patiño shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ucata, Yapacana, and Caname (previous to December 18, 1997, the Atabapo Municipality contained only a single parish).[2]

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Coordinates: 4°03′00″N 67°42′00″W / 4.0500°N 67.7000°W / 4.0500; -67.7000


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