Maroa Municipality
Template:Venezuelan Municipality
The Maroa Municipality is one of the seven municipalities that makes up the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 890.[1]. The town of Maroa is the shiretown of the Maroa Municipality.[2]
History
Maroa was founded by the brave Cacique Maruwa in the year 1760.[3]
Demographics
The Maroa Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 890 (down from 1,140 in 1990). This amounts to 1.3% of Amazonas's population.[4] The municipality's population density is 0.2 people per square mile (0.0625/km²).[5][6]
Government
The mayor of the Maroa Municipality is Thaimir Briceño Angulo, elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.[7] She replaced Antonio Briceño shortly after the elections.[8] The Municipality is divided into two parishes; Victorino and Comunidad (previous to December 18, 1997, the Maroa Municipality contained only a single parish).[9]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.ine.gov.ve/censo/fichascenso/tiro.asp?cod_entidad=2
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/aspectos_geograficos/aspectos.asp?sql=select+*+from+operatv+WHERE+CodigoAux+%3D+%2720000%27&ScrollAction=Pagina+2&Entid=20000&nedo=02
- ^ http://www.amazonas.gob.ve/amazonas/municipios.html
- ^ http://www.ine.gov.ve/censo/fichascenso/tiro.asp?cod_entidad=2
- ^ http://www.ine.gov.ve/censo/fichascenso/tiro.asp?cod_entidad=2
- ^ http://www.amazonas.gob.ve/amazonas/municipios.html
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/22/alcaldedis=0&edo=22&mun=3&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/aspectos_geograficos/aspectos.asp?sql=select+*+from+operatv+WHERE+CodigoAux+%3D+%2720000%27&ScrollAction=Pagina+2&Entid=20000&nedo=02
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