San Juan de Manapiare

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]

San Juan de Manapiare
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Manapiare Municipality in Amazonas State
CountryVenezuela
StateAmazonas
MunicipalityManapiare
Founded1940
Government
 • MayorPastor Nelson Rodrìguez (PUAMA)
Area
 • Total33,100 km2 (12,800 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total991
 • Density0.0299/km2 (0.077/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4:30 (VST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4:30 (not observed)
Area code(s)0248
Websitemanapiare-amazonas.gob.ve
The area and population figures are for the municipality

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. "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. "Municipios del Estado Amazonas". Amazonas.gob.ve. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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