San Juan de Manapiare
San Juan de Manapiare | |
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Country | Venezuela |
State | Amazonas |
Municipality | Manapiare |
Founded | 1940 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pastor Nelson Rodrìguez (PUAMA) |
Area | |
• Total | 33,100 km2 (12,800 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 991 |
• Density | 0.0299/km2 (0.077/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4:30 (VST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4:30 (not observed) |
Area code | 0248 |
Website | manapiare-amazonas.gob.ve |
The area and population figures are for the municipality |
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]
History
San Juan de Manapiare was founded by the explorer Don Melicio Pérez in the year 1940.[2]
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.[1] The municipality's population density is 0.1 people per square mile (0.0299/km²).[1][2]
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.[3] He replaced Benjamin Perez shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.[4]