Autònomo Atures Municipality
Municipio Autònomo Atures | |
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Coordinates: 5°44′00″N 67°25′48″W / 5.7333403°N 67.4299406°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Amazonas |
Municipal seat | Puerto Ayacucho |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mireya Labrador ( PPT) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,010.5 km2 (1,548.5 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 104,228 |
• Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 ( VET) |
Area code(s) | 0248 |
Website | Official website |
The Atures Municipality ( Spanish: Municipio Atures) 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 104,228. [1] The city of Puerto Ayacucho is the shire town of the Atures Municipality. [2]
The city of Puerto Ayacucho was founded to facilitate the transport of goods past the Atures Rapids on the Orinoco River in the late 19th century (mostly rubber).[ citation needed]
The Atures Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 91,386 (up from 74,066 in 2000). This amounts to 64.3% of the state's population. [3] The municipality's population density is 20.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (53/sq mi). [4]
The mayor of the Atures Municipality is Mireya Labrador, elected on October 31, 2004, with 39% of the vote. [5] She replaced Angel Rodriguez shortly after the elections. [6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Fernando Girón Tovar, Luis Alberto Gómez, Parhueña, and Platanillal (previous to December 18, 1997, the Atures Municipality contained only a single parish). [2]
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Autònomo Atures Municipality
Municipio Autònomo Atures | |
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Coordinates: 5°44′00″N 67°25′48″W / 5.7333403°N 67.4299406°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Amazonas |
Municipal seat | Puerto Ayacucho |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mireya Labrador ( PPT) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,010.5 km2 (1,548.5 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 104,228 |
• Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 ( VET) |
Area code(s) | 0248 |
Website | Official website |
The Atures Municipality ( Spanish: Municipio Atures) 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 104,228. [1] The city of Puerto Ayacucho is the shire town of the Atures Municipality. [2]
The city of Puerto Ayacucho was founded to facilitate the transport of goods past the Atures Rapids on the Orinoco River in the late 19th century (mostly rubber).[ citation needed]
The Atures Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 91,386 (up from 74,066 in 2000). This amounts to 64.3% of the state's population. [3] The municipality's population density is 20.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (53/sq mi). [4]
The mayor of the Atures Municipality is Mireya Labrador, elected on October 31, 2004, with 39% of the vote. [5] She replaced Angel Rodriguez shortly after the elections. [6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Fernando Girón Tovar, Luis Alberto Gómez, Parhueña, and Platanillal (previous to December 18, 1997, the Atures Municipality contained only a single parish). [2]
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