The Pedernales Municipality is one of the four municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 6,535.[1] The town of Pedernales is the municipal seat of the Pedernales Municipality.[2]
Pedernales Municipality
Municipio Pedernales | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Delta Amacuro | |
.svg)  Pedernales Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 9°43′09″N 62°07′33″W / 9.7192°N 62.1258°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Delta Amacuro |
| Municipal seat | Pedernales |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Selgio Buanerges Ramírez (PASR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,442.6 km2 (1,329.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 6,535 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0287 |
History
editThe Pedernales District became the Pedernales Municipality in 1994.
Demographics
editThe Pedernales Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 6,535 (up from 5,181 in 2000). This amounts to 4.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.8/sq mi).[4]
Government
editThe mayor of the Pedernales Municipality is Selgio Buanerges Ramírez, elected on October 31, 2004, with 40% of the vote.[5] He replaced Cristobal Jimenez shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Pedernales and Luis Beltrán Prieto Figueroa (previous to February 25, 1995, the Pedernales Municipality contained only a single parish).[2]
References
edit- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/deltaamacuro/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Deltaamacuro.zip[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/deltaamacuro/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/deltaamacuro/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mayor of Municipality PEDERNALES". cne.gob.ve. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "e016.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
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