Autana Municipality

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Autónomo Autana Municipality
Municipio Autónomo Autana
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Autónomo Autana Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 4°56′25″N67°07′25″W / 4.940161°N 67.1234822°W / 4.940161; -67.1234822
CountryFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
State Amazonas
Municipal seat Isla Ratón
Government
   Mayor Bernabe Arana (PUAMA)
Area
  Total15,216.7 km2 (5,875.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total8,352
  Density0.55/km2 (1.4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s) 0248
Website autana-amazonas.gob.ve [ permanent dead link ]

The Autana Municipality (Spanish : Municipio Autana) 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 8,352. [1] The town of Isla Ratón is the shire town of the Autana Municipality. [2]

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History

The shiretown of the Autana Municipality, Isla de Ratón, was founded by a group led by Pedro Loroima in 1943.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

The Autana Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 8,181 (up from 6,524 in 2000). This amounts to 5.8% of the state's population. [3] The municipality's population density is 0.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.3/sq mi). [4]

Government

The mayor of the Autana Municipality is Bernabe Arana, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 45% of the vote. [5] [6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Samariapo, Sipapo, Munduapo, and Guayapo (previous to December 18, 1997, the Autana Municipality contained only a single parish). [2]

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Rio Zorro, Autana Municipality

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