The Padre Pedro Chien Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 15,488.[1] The town of El Palmar is the shire town of the Padre Pedro Chien Municipality.[2]
Padre Pedro Chien Municipality
Municipio Padre Pedro Chien | |
|---|---|
 Flag _digitalizado.jpg) Seal | |
 Location in Bolívar | |
.svg)  Padre Pedro Chien Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°01′50″N 61°57′40″W / 8.0306°N 61.9611°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Bolívar |
| Municipal seat | El Palmar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Franklin Gonzalez (MVR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,695.5 km2 (1,426.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,488 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0288 |
| Website | Official website |
Demographics
editThe Padre Pedro Chien Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 14,749 (up from 12,810 in 2000). This amounts to 1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 6.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.8/sq mi).[4]
Government
editThe mayor of the Padre Pedro Chien Municipality is Franklin Gonzalez, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 76% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into one parish (Capital Padre Pedro Chien).[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Venezuela: administrative units, extended". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Bolivar.zip [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/6/alcaldedis=0&edo=6&mun=11&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
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External links
edit- padrepedrochien-bolivar.gob.ve (in Spanish)
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