San Juan de Manapiare is a town in the southern
Venezuela
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state
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of
Amazonas. This town is the
shire town
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of the
Manapiare Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan
census
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, the municipality has a population of 991.
History
San Juan de Manapiare was founded by the explorer Don Melicio Pérez in the year 1940.
Demographics
The Manapiare Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 991 (down from 4,036 in 1990). This amounts to 1.4% of Amazonas's population.
The municipality's population density is 0.1 people per square mile (0.0299/km
2).
Government
San Juan de Manapiare is the
shire town
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equivalent term, shire town, is used in ...
of the Manapiare Municipality in Amazonas. The mayor of the Manapiare Municipality is Pastor Nelson Rodrìguez, elected in 2004 with 60% of the vote. He replaced Benjamin Perez shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.
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See also
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List of cities and towns in Venezuela
This is a list of cities, towns and communities in Venezuela. The state capitals are marked with a *.
List
See also
* List of cities in Venezuela by population, a list that only includes cities with no less than 100,000 residents in ...
References
External links
manapiare-amazonas.gob.ve
Populated places in Amazonas (Venezuelan state)
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