San Juan de Manapiare

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San Juan de Manapiare
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San Juan de Manapiare
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 5°19′27″N66°03′19″W / 5.32417°N 66.05528°W / 5.32417; -66.05528
Country Venezuela
State Amazonas
Municipality Manapiare
Founded1940
Government
   Mayor Pastor Nelson Rodrìguez (PUAMA)
Area
  Total33,100 km2 (12,800 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total991
  Density0.0299/km2 (0.077/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (VET)
Area code 0248
Website manapiare-amazonas.gob.ve
The area and population figures are for the municipality

San Juan de Manapiare is a town in the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas. This town is the shire town of the Manapiare Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 991. [1]

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History

San Juan de Manapiare was founded by the explorer Don Melicio Pérez in the year 1940. [2]

Demographics

The Manapiare Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 991 (down from 4,036 in 1990). This amounts to 1.4% of Amazonas's population. [1] The municipality's population density is 0.1 people per square mile (0.0299/km2). [1] [2]

Government

San Juan de Manapiare is the shire town of the Manapiare Municipality in Amazonas. The mayor of the Manapiare Municipality is Pastor Nelson Rodrìguez, elected in 2004 with 60% of the vote. [3] He replaced Benjamin Perez shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004. [4]

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