San Juan de Manapiare

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San Juan de Manapiare
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Manapiare Municipality in Amazonas State
Country	Venezuela
State	Amazonas
Municipality	Manapiare
Founded	1940
Government
- Mayor	Pastor Nelson Rodrìguez (PUAMA)
Area
- Total	33,100 km² (12,780 sq mi)
Population (2001)
- Total	991
- Density	0.0299/km² (0.1/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
- Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0248
The area and population figures are for the municipality
Website: manapiare-amazonas.gob.ve

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]

Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Government 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

San Juan de Manapiare was founded by the explorer Don Melicio Pérez in the year 1940.^[2]

[edit] 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.^[3] The municipality's population density is 0.1 people per square mile (0.0299/km²).^[4][5]

[edit] 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.^[6] He replaced Benjamin Perez shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.^[7]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• manapiare-amazonas.gob.ve (Spanish)
• Information on the municipalities of Amazonas (Spanish)

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Coordinates: 5°15′N, 66°05′W