Pedernales Municipality
| Pedernales | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
| Municipio Pedernales | |
 Location in Delta Amacuro | |
| Country |
 Venezuela |
| State | Delta Amacuro |
| Shiretown | Pedernales |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Selgio Buanerges Ramírez (PASR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,537 km2 (1,366 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 6,535 |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0287 |
| Website | Official website |
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 shire town of the Pedernales Municipality.[2]
History
The Pedernales District became the Pedernales Municipality in 1994.
Demographics
The 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
The 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]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/deltaamacuro/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Deltaamacuro.zip[]
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/deltaamacuro/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls[]
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/deltaamacuro/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls[]
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/23/alcaldedis=0&edo=23&mun=2&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
External links
- pedernales-deltaamacuro.gob.ve (Spanish)