Maroa Municipality
The Maroa 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 2,029.[1] The toun o Maroa is the shire toun o the Maroa Municipality.[2]
Autónomo Maroa Municipality Municipio Autónomo Maroa | |
|---|---|
 Location in Amazonas | |
  Autónomo Maroa Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 2°34′52″N 67°03′50″W / 2.5811°N 67.0639°WCoordinates: 2°34′52″N 67°03′50″W / 2.5811°N 67.0639°W | |
| Kintra |  Venezuela |
| State | Amazonas |
| Municipal seat | Maroa |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Thaimir Briceño Angulo (MVR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13629.7 km2 (5,262.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,029 |
| • Density | 0.15/km2 (0.39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (VET) |
| Aurie code(s) | 0248 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
History
eeditMaroa wis foondit by the brave Cacique Maruwa in the year 1760.[3]
Demographics
eeditThe Maroa Municipality, accordin tae a 2007 population estimate bi the Naitional Institute o Statistics o Venezuela, haes a population o 1,900 (up frae 1,706 in 2000). This amoonts tae 1.3% o the state's population.[4] The municipality's population density is 0.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.26/sq mi).[5]
Govrenment
eeditThe mayor o the Maroa Municipality is Thaimir Briceño Angulo, electit on 31 October 2004 wi 61% o the vote.[6] She replacit Antonio Briceño shortly efter the elections.[7] The municipality is dividit inta twa pairishes; Victorino an Comunidad (previous tae 18 Dizember 1997, the Maroa Municipality conteened anerly a single pairish).[2]
See an aw
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
- ↑ a b http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Amazonas.zip[deid airtin]
- ↑ "Municipios del Estado Amazonas". Archived frae the original on 21 Apryle 2010. Retrieved 12 Februar 2016.
- ↑ 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=3&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- maroa-amazonas.gob.ve[deid airtin] (in Spaingie)