Padre Pedro Chien Municipality
Municipio Padre Pedro Chien
Municipality
Flag of Padre Pedro Chien Municipality
Flag
Official seal of Padre Pedro Chien Municipality
Seal
Location in Bolívar
Location in Bolívar
Map showing the location of Padre Pedro Chien Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Padre Pedro Chien Municipality within Venezuela
Padre Pedro Chien Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°01′50″N 61°57′40″W / 8.0306772°N 61.9611186°W / 8.0306772; -61.9611186
Country Venezuela
StateBolívar
Municipal seatEl Palmar
Government
 • MayorFranklin Gonzalez (MVR)
Area
 • Total3,695.5 km2 (1,426.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,488
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0288
WebsiteOfficial website

The Padre Pedro Chien 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 15,488.[1] The town of El Palmar is the shire town of the Padre Pedro Chien Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Padre Pedro Chien Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 14,749 (up from 12,810 in 2000). This amounts to 1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 6.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.8/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Padre Pedro Chien Municipality is Franklin Gonzalez, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 76% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into one parish (Capital Padre Pedro Chien).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Bolivar.zip
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/6/alcaldedis=0&edo=6&mun=11&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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