Maroa Municipality

Autónomo Maroa
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Autónomo Maroa
Location in Amazonas
Country	Venezuela
State	Amazonas
Shiretown	Maroa
Government
- Mayor	Thaimir Briceño Angulo (MVR)
Area
- Total	14,250 km2 (5,502 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total	1,900
- Density	0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0248
Website	Official website

The Maroa 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 1,900.^[1]. The town of Maroa is the shire town of the Maroa Municipality.^[2]

History

Maroa was founded by the brave Cacique Maruwa in the year 1760.^[3]

Demographics

The Maroa Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 1,900 (up from 1,706 in 2000). This amounts to 1.3% of the state's population.^[4] The municipality's population density is 0.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.26 /sq mi).^[5]

Government

The mayor of the Maroa Municipality is Thaimir Briceño Angulo, elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.^[6] She replaced Antonio Briceño shortly after the elections.^[7] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Victorino and Comunidad (previous to December 18, 1997, the Maroa Municipality contained only a single parish).^[2]

See also

• Maroa, Amazonas
• 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=3&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
7. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf

External links

• maroa-amazonas.gob.ve (Spanish)