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 (2007)
– Total	10,625
– Density	0.4/km2 (1.1/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 a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 10,625.^[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]

See also

• San Fernando de Atabapo
• Amazonas
• Municipalities of Venezuela

References

1. ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Amazonas.zip
3. ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
4. ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
5. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/22/alcaldedis=0&edo=22&mun=2&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
6. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf

External links

• atabapo-amazonas.gob.ve (Spanish)