Piar Municipality, Bolívar
Piar Municipality
Municipio Piar | |
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![]() Location in Bolívar | |
![]() ![]() Piar Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
Coordinates: 7°19′08″N 62°19′12″W / 7.319°N 62.32°WCoordinates: 7°19′08″N 62°19′12″W / 7.319°N 62.32°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Bolívar |
Municipal seat | Upata |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yulisbeth García |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 98,274 |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Area code(s) | 0288 |
The Piar 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 98,274. [1] The town of Upata is the shire town of the Piar Municipality.[2]
History[]
The creation of this municipality took place between 1960 and 1990. The municipality was named after the important independence hero, Manuel Piar.
Demographics[]
The Piar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 107,643 (up from 94,274 in 2000). This amounts to 7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 6.77 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.5/sq mi).[4]
Government[]
The mayor of the Piar Municipality is Francisco Contreras, elected on October 31, 2004, with 44% of the vote.[5] He replaced Americo De Grazia shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into two (three if you count the Capital Piar section) parishes; Andrés Eloy Blanco and Pedro Cova.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Bolivar.zip[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/6/alcaldedis=0&edo=6&mun=4&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
External links[]
- piar-bolivar.gob.ve[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)
- Municipalities of Bolívar (state)
- Venezuela geography stubs