Autana Municipality

Autónomo Autana Municipality
Municipio Autónomo Autana
Autónomo Autana Municipality Municipio Autónomo Autana
Municipality
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	Location in Amazonas
	Autónomo Autana Municipality Location in Venezuela
	Coordinates: 4°56′24″N67°07′24″W / 4.94°N 67.1233°W
Country	Venezuela
State	Amazonas
Municipal seat	Isla Ratón
Government
• Mayor	Bernabe Arana (PUAMA)
Area
• Total	15,216.7 km2 (5,875.2 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	8,352
• Density	0.55/km2 (1.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0248
Website	autana-amazonas.gob.ve [ permanent dead link ]
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Last updated October 31, 2024

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]

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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References

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1 2 http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Amazonas.zip ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
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↑ "Resultados generales del Municipio AUTANA". Consejo Nacional Electoral.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[5] "Resultados generales del Municipio AUTANA". Consejo Nacional Electoral.

[6] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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