Pedro Camejo Municipality

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Pedro Camejo


country= Venezuela
state= Apure
shiretown= San Juan de Payara
area= 20,519 km² (12,749.9 sq mi)
population= 31,187
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 1.52/km² (2.4/sq mi)
mayor= Pedro Danilo Leal (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0247
website= http://pedrocamejo-apure.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name= pedrocamejo-apure.gob.ve

The Pedro Camejo Municipality is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Apure and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 31,187. [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/apure/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] . The town of San Juan de Payara is the shire town of the Pedro Camejo Municipality.http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Apure.zip]

Demographics

The Pedro Camejo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 31,187 (up from 26,407 in 2000). This amounts to 6.5% of the state's population. [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/apure/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 2.4 people per square mile (1.52/km²). [http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/apure/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Pedro Camejo Municipality is Pedro Danilo Leal, elected on October 31, 2004 with 65% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/3/alcaldedis=0&edo=3&mun=4&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] He replaced Jesus Perez shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Urbana San Juan de Payara, Codazzi, and Cunaviche.

ee also

*San Juan de Payara
*Apure
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://pedrocamejo-apure.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ pedrocamejo-apure.gob.ve] es icon