Atures Municipality

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Autònomo Atures


country= Venezuela
state= Amazonas
shiretown= Puerto Ayacucho
area= 4,500 km² (2,796.2 sq mi)
population= 91,386
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 20.3/km² (32.7/sq mi)
mayor= Mireya Labrador (PPT)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0248
website= http://atures-amazonas.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name= atures-amazonas.gob.ve

The Atures Municipality is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 91,386. [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] . The city of Puerto Ayacucho is the shire town of the Atures Municipality.http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Amazonas.zip]

History

The city of Puerto Ayacucho was founded to facilitate the transport of goods past the Atures Rapids on the Orinoco River in the late 19th century (mostly rubber).

Demographics

The Atures Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 91,386 (up from 74,066 in 2000). This amounts to 64.3% of the state's population. [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 32.7 people per square mile (20.3/km²). [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Atures Municipality is Mireya Labrador, elected on October 31, 2004 with 39% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/22/alcaldedis=0&edo=22&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] She replaced Angel Rodriguez shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Fernando Girón Tovar, Luis Alberto Gómez, Parhueña, and Platanillal (previous to December 18, 1997, the Atures Municipality contained only a single parish).

ee also

*Puerto Ayacucho
*Amazonas
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://atures-amazonas.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ atures-amazonas.gob.ve] es icon