Maroa Municipality
Template:Venezuelan Municipality
The Maroa Municipality is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 1,900.[1]. The town of Maroa is the shire town 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 a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 1,900 (up from 1,706 in 2000). This amounts to 1.3% of the state's population.[4] The municipality's population density is 0.2 people per square mile (0.1/km²).[5]
Government
The mayor of the Maroa Municipality is Thaimir Briceño Angulo, elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.[6] She replaced Antonio Briceño shortly after the elections.[7] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Victorino and Comunidad (previous to December 18, 1997, the Maroa Municipality contained only a single parish).[2]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ a b http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Amazonas.zip
- ^ Municipios del Estado Amazonas
- ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/amazonas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ 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
External links
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