Antonio Díaz Municipality, Delta Amacuro

The Antonio Díaz Municipality is one of the four municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 26,655.[1] The town of Curiapo is the municipal seat of the Antonio Díaz Municipality.[2]

Antonio Díaz Municipality

Municipio Antonio Díaz
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Location in Delta Amacuro
Antonio Díaz Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°34′48″N 60°59′51″W
Country Venezuela
StateDelta Amacuro
Municipal seatCuriapo
Government
  MayorAmado Antonio Heredia Bolaño (Migente)
Area
  Total22,746 km2 (8,782 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total26,655
  Density1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0287

Demographics

The Antonio Díaz Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 27,693 (up from 21,664 in 2000). This amounts to 17.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.2/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Antonio Díaz Municipality is Amado Antonio Heredia Bolaño, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 71% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into six parishes; Curiapo, Almirante Luis Brión, Francisco Aniceto Lugo, Manuel Renaud, Padre Barral, and Santos de Abelgas (previous to February 25, 1995, the Antonio Díaz Municipality contained only a single parish).[2]

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