Maroa is a town in the southern
Venezuela
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of
Amazonas. This town is the
shire town
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of the
Maroa Municipality (or Guainía Municipality) and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan
census
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, the municipality has a population of 890.
[Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda]
History
Maroa was founded by the brave
Cacique
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Maruwa in the year 1760.
[Municipios del Estado Amazonas]
Demographics
The Maroa Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 890 (down from 1,140 in 1990). This amounts to 2% of Amazonas's population.
The municipality's population density is 0.2 people per square mile (0.0625/km
2).
Government
Maroa is the
shire town
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of the Maroa Municipality (or Guainía Municipality) in Amazonas. The mayor of the Maroa Municipality (or Guainía Municipality) is Thaimir Briceño Angulo, elected in 2004 with 61% of the vote. She replaced Antonio Briceño shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.
References
External links
maroa-amazonas.gov.ve
Populated places in Amazonas (Venezuelan state)
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