Manapiare Municipality

The Manapiare Municipality (Spanish: Municipio Manapiare) 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 7,715.[1] The town of San Juan de Manapiare is the shire town of the Manapiare Municipality.[2]

Autònomo Manapiare Municipality

Municipio Autònomo Manapiare
Salto Yutajé, Manapiare Municipality
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Location in Amazonas
Autònomo Manapiare Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 5°04′28″N 65°32′40″W
Country Venezuela
StateAmazonas
Municipal seatSan Juan de Manapiare
Government
  MayorPastor Nelson Rodrìguez (PUAMA)
Area
  Total33,100 km2 (12,800 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total7,715
  Density0.23/km2 (0.60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0248
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The town of San Juan de Manapiare was founded by the explorer Don Melicio Pérez in the year 1940.[3]

Manapiare Municipality

Demographics

The Manapiare Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 9,658 (up from 7,647 in 2000). This amounts to 6.8% of the state's population.[4] The municipality's population density is 0.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.78/sq mi).[5]

Government

The mayor of the Manapiare Municipality is Pastor Nelson Rodrìguez, elected on October 31, 2004 with 60% of the vote.[6] He replaced Benjamin Perez shortly after the elections.[7] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Alto Ventuari, Medio Ventuari, and Bajo Ventuari (previous to December 18, 1997, the Manapiare Municipality contained only a single parish).[2]

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