Manapiare Municipality

Autònomo Manapiare
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Autònomo Manapiare
Location in Amazonas
Country	Venezuela
State	Amazonas
Shiretown	San Juan de Manapiare
Government
– Mayor	Pastor Nelson Rodrìguez (PUAMA)
Area
– Total	33,100 km2 (12,780 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	9,658
– Density	0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0248
Website	Official website

The Manapiare 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 9,658.^[1] The town of San Juan de Manapiare is the shire town of the Manapiare Municipality.^[2]

History

The town of San Juan de Manapiare was founded by the explorer Don Melicio Pérez in the year 1940.^[3]

Demographics

The Manapiare Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 9,658 (up from 7,647 in 2000). This amounts to 6.8% of the state's population.^[4] The municipality's population density is 0.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.78 /sq mi).^[5]

Government

The mayor of the Manapiare Municipality is Pastor Nelson Rodrìguez, elected on October 31, 2004 with 60% of the vote.^[6] He replaced Benjamin Perez shortly after the elections.^[7] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Alto Ventuari, Medio Ventuari, and Bajo Ventuari (previous to December 18, 1997, the Manapiare Municipality contained only a single parish).^[2]

See also

• San Juan de Manapiare
• 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. ^ Municipios del Estado Amazonas
4. ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
5. ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
6. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/22/alcaldedis=0&edo=22&mun=6&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
7. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf

External links

• manapiare-amazonas.gob.ve (Spanish)