| San Juan de Manapiare | |||
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| Country | Venezuela | ||
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| State | Amazonas | ||
| Municipality | Manapiare | ||
| Founded | 1940 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Pastor Nelson Rodrìguez (PUAMA) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 33,100 km² (12,780 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| - Total | 991 | ||
| - Density | 0.0299/km² (0.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC-4:30) | ||
| Area code(s) | 0248 | ||
| The area and population figures are for the municipality | |||
| Website: manapiare-amazonas.gob.ve | |||
San Juan de Manapiare is a town in the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas. This town is the shire town of the Manapiare Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 991.[1]
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History
San Juan de Manapiare was founded by the explorer Don Melicio Pérez in the year 1940.[2]
Demographics
The Manapiare Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 991 (down from 4,036 in 1990). This amounts to 1.4% of Amazonas's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 0.1 people per square mile (0.0299/km²).[4][5]
Government
San Juan de Manapiare is the shire town of the Manapiare Municipality in Amazonas. The mayor of the Manapiare Municipality is Pastor Nelson Rodrìguez, elected in 2004 with 60% of the vote.[6] He replaced Benjamin Perez shorly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.[7]
References
- ^ http://www.ine.gov.ve/censo/fichascenso/tiro.asp?cod_entidad=2
- ^ http://www.amazonas.gob.ve/amazonas/municipios.html
- ^ http://www.ine.gov.ve/censo/fichascenso/tiro.asp?cod_entidad=2
- ^ http://www.ine.gov.ve/censo/fichascenso/tiro.asp?cod_entidad=2
- ^ http://www.amazonas.gob.ve/amazonas/municipios.html
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/22/alcaldedis=0&edo=22&mun=6&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
External links
- manapiare-amazonas.gob.ve (Spanish)
- Information on the municipalities of Amazonas (Spanish)
