Gran Sabana Municipality

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Gran Sabana Municipality
Municipio Gran Sabana
Municipality
Location in Bolívar
Location in Bolívar
Map showing the location of Gran Sabana Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Gran Sabana Municipality within Venezuela
Gran Sabana Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 6°15′00″N 62°50′18″W / 6.25°N 62.8383°W / 6.25; -62.8383Coordinates: 6°15′00″N 62°50′18″W / 6.25°N 62.8383°W / 6.25; -62.8383
Country Venezuela
StateBolívar
Municipal seatSanta Elena de Uairén
Government
 • MayorManuel E. De Jesús Valléz (MVR)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total28,450
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0289
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The Gran Sabana Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 28,450.[1] The town of Santa Elena de Uairén is the shire town of the Gran Sabana Municipality.[2]

Demographics[]

The Gran Sabana Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 34,095 (up from 27,027 in 2000). This amounts to 2.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.7/sq mi).[4]

Government[]

The mayor of the Gran Sabana Municipality is Emilio González, elected in the 2017 Venezuelan municipal elections.[5] He replaced Manuel Vallés shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into one (two if you count the Capital Gran Sabana section) parish (Ikabarú).[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Bolivar.zip[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/6/alcaldedis=0&edo=6&mun=9&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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