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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 Flag | |
.svg)  San Juan de Manapiare Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 5°19′27″N 66°03′19″W / 5.32417°N 66.05528°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Amazonas |
| Municipality | Manapiare |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pastor Nelson Rodrìguez (PUAMA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33,100 km2 (12,800 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 991 |
| • Density | 0.0299/km2 (0.077/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code | 0248 |
| Website | manapiare-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
External links
- manapiare-amazonas.gob.ve (in Spanish)
- Information on the municipalities of Amazonas (in Spanish)