Atabapo Municipality

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Atabapo Municipality
Municipio Atabapo
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San Fernando de Atabapo
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Atabapo Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 3°43′33″N66°49′58″W / 3.7258°N 66.8328°W / 3.7258; -66.8328
CountryFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
State Amazonas
Government
 •  Mayor Nelsón Cayupare (PPT)
Area
 • Total25,142.5 km2 (9,707.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,169
 • Density0.36/km2 (0.94/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s) 0248
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The Atabapo Municipality (Spanish : Municipio Atabapo) is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 9,169. [1] The town of San Fernando de Atabapo is the municipal seat of the Atabapo Municipality. [2]

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Demographics

The Atabapo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 10,625 (up from 8,475 in 2000). This amounts to 7.4% of the state's population. [3] The municipality's population density is 0.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.0/sq mi). [4]

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Tepuy Yapacana, Atabapo Municipality

Government

The mayor of the Atabapo Municipality is Nelsón Cayupare, elected on October 31, 2004, with 38% of the vote. [5] He replaced Nepomuceno Patiño shortly after the elections. [6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ucata, Yapacana, and Caname (previous to December 18, 1997, the Atabapo Municipality contained only a single parish). [2]

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  2. 1 2 http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Amazonas.zip%5B%5D
  3. ↑ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
  4. ↑ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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