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
San Fernando de Atabapo
San Fernando de Atabapo
Flag of Atabapo Municipality
Location in Amazonas
Location in Amazonas
Map showing the location of Atabapo Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Atabapo Municipality within Venezuela
Atabapo Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 3°43′33″N 66°49′58″W
Country Venezuela
StateAmazonas
Government
  MayorNelsón Cayupare (PPT)
Area
  Total25,142.5 km2 (9,707.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total9,169
  Density0.36/km2 (0.94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (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. "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.{{cite web}}: 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.{{cite web}}: 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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