San Juan de Manapiare

Place in Amazonas, Venezuela
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5°19′27″N 66°03′19″W / 5.32417°N 66.05528°W / 5.32417; -66.05528CountryVenezuelaStateAmazonasMunicipalityManapiareFounded1940Government
 • MayorPastor Nelson Rodrìguez (PUAMA)Area
 • Total33,100 km2 (12,800 sq mi)Population
 (2001)
 • Total991 • Density0.0299/km2 (0.077/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)Area code0248Websitemanapiare-amazonas.gob.veThe area and population figures are for the municipality

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]

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.[1] The municipality's population density is 0.1 people per square mile (0.0299/km2).[1][2]

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.[3] He replaced Benjamin Perez shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda". Ine.gov.ve. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Municipios del Estado Amazonas". Amazonas.gob.ve. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ [1] Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2006-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • manapiare-amazonas.gob.ve (in Spanish)
  • Information on the municipalities of Amazonas (in Spanish)


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