Atabapo Municipality

The Atabapo Municipality (Spanish: Municipio Atabapo) is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 9,169.[1] The town of San Fernando de Atabapo is the municipal seat of the Atabapo Municipality.[2]

Atabapo Municipality

Municipio Atabapo
Municipality
San Fernando de Atabapo
Flag
Location in Amazonas
Atabapo Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 4°03′N 67°42′W
Country Venezuela
StateAmazonas
Government
 • MayorNelsón Cayupare (PPT)
Area
 • Total25,900 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,169
 • Density0.35/km2 (0.92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0248

Demographics

The Atabapo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 10,625 (up from 8,475 in 2000). This amounts to 7.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 0.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.0/sq mi).[4]

Tepuy Yapacana, Atabapo Municipality

Government

The mayor of the Atabapo Municipality is Nelsón Cayupare, elected on October 31, 2004 with 38% of the vote.[5] He replaced Nepomuceno Patiño shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ucata, Yapacana, and Caname (previous to December 18, 1997, the Atabapo Municipality contained only a single parish).[2]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Amazonas.zip%5B%5D
  3. http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
  4. http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-10-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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