Gran Sabana Municipality

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Gran Sabana


country= Venezuela
state= Bolívar
shiretown= Santa Elena de Uairén
area= 32,990 km² (20,499 sq mi)
population= 34,095
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 1.03/km² (1.7/sq mi)
mayor= Manuel E. De Jesús Valléz (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0289
website= http://gransabana-bolivar.gob.ve/
website_name= gransabana-bolivar.gob.ve

The Gran Sabana Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 34,095. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of Santa Elena de Uairén is the shire town of the Gran Sabana Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Bolivar.zip]

Demographics

The Gran Sabana Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 34,095 (up from 27,027 in 2000). This amounts to 2.2% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 1.7 people per square mile (1.03/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Gran Sabana Municipality is Manuel E. De Jesús Valléz, elected on October 31, 2004 with 39% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/6/alcaldedis=0&edo=6&mun=9&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] He replaced Ricardo Delgado shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into one (two if you count the Capital Gran Sabana section) parish (Ikabarú).

ee also

*Santa Elena de Uairén
*Bolívar
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://gransabana-bolivar.gob.ve/ gransabana-bolivar.gob.ve] es icon