Atures Municipality
The Atures Municipality is ane o the seiven municipalities (municipios) that mak up the soothren Venezuelan state o Amazonas an, accordin tae the 2011 census bi the Naitional Institute o Statistics o Venezuela, the municipality haes a population o 104,228.[1] The ceety o Puerto Ayacucho is the shire toun o the Atures Municipality.[2]
Autònomo Atures Municipality Municipio Autònomo Atures | |
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 Banner  Seal | |
 Location in Amazonas | |
  Autònomo Atures Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 5°44′00″N 67°25′48″W / 5.7333403°N 67.4299406°WCoordinates: 5°44′00″N 67°25′48″W / 5.7333403°N 67.4299406°W | |
| Kintra |  Venezuela |
| State | Amazonas |
| Municipal seat | Puerto Ayacucho |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Mireya Labrador (PPT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4010.5 km2 (1,548.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 104,228 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (VET) |
| Aurie code(s) | 0248 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
History eedit
The ceety o Puerto Ayacucho wis foondit tae facilitate the transport o guids past the Atures Rapids on the Orinoco River in the late 19t hunderyear (maistly rubber).
Demographics eedit
The Atures Municipality, accordin tae a 2007 population estimate bi the Naitional Institute o Statistics o Venezuela, haes a population o 91,386 (up frae 74,066 in 2000). This amoonts tae 64.3% o the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 20.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (53/sq mi).[4]
Govrenment eedit
The mayor o the Atures Municipality is Mireya Labrador, electit on 31 October 2004 wi 39% o the vote.[5] She replaced Angel Rodriguez shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is dividit intae fower pairishes; Fernando Girón Tovar, Luis Alberto Gómez, Parhueña, an Platanillal (previous tae 18 Dizember 1997, the Atures Municipality conteened anerly a single pairish).[2]
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References eedit
- ↑ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
- ↑ a b http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Amazonas.zip[deid airtin]
- ↑ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls[deid airtin]
- ↑ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls[deid airtin]
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/22/alcaldedis=0&edo=22&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 2 October 2006. Retrieved 12 Februar 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Freemit airtins eedit
- atures-amazonas.gob.ve Archived 2008-03-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Spaingie)