Atabapo Municipality

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Municipio Autònomo Atabapo
Location of Autònomo Atabapo within Amazonas [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Amazonas
Shiretown	San Fernando de Atabapo
Area	25,900 km² (16,093.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)	10,625
Density	0.4/km² (0.7/sq mi)
Mayor	Nelsón Cayupare (PPT)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0248
Website	atabapo-amazonas.gob.ve

The Atabapo Municipality is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 10,625.^[1]. The town of San Fernando de Atabapo is the shire town of the Atabapo Municipality.^[2]

1 Demographics
2 Government
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] 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 0.7 people per square mile (0.4/km²).^[4]

[edit] 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).^[7]