Pedernales Municipality

The Pedernales Municipality is one of the four municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 6,535.[1] The town of Pedernales is the municipal seat of the Pedernales Municipality.[2]

Pedernales Municipality

Municipio Pedernales
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Location in Delta Amacuro
Pedernales Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°58′17″N 62°15′05″W
Country Venezuela
StateDelta Amacuro
Municipal seatPedernales, Delta Amacuro
Government
  MayorSelgio Buanerges Ramírez (PASR)
Population
 (2007)
  Total6,535
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0287
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History

The Pedernales District became the Pedernales Municipality in 1994.

Demographics

The Pedernales Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 6,535 (up from 5,181 in 2000). This amounts to 4.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.8/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Pedernales Municipality is Selgio Buanerges Ramírez, elected on October 31, 2004 with 40% of the vote.[5] He replaced Cristobal Jimenez shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Pedernales and Luis Beltrán Prieto Figueroa (previous to February 25, 1995, the Pedernales Municipality contained only a single parish).[2]

References

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