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Autana Municipality

 
Wikipedia: Autana Municipality
Autònomo Autana
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Autònomo Autana
Location in Amazonas
Country  Venezuela
State Amazonas
Shiretown Isla Ratón
Government
 - Mayor Bernabe Arana (PUAMA)
Area
 - Total 15,750 km2 (6,081.1 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 - Total 8,181
 - Density 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0248
Website Official website

The Autana 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 8,181.[1]. The town of Isla Ratón is the shire town of the Autana Municipality.[2]

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History

The shiretown of the Autana Municipality, Isla de Ratón, was founded by a group lead by Pedro Loroima in 1943.

Demographics

The Autana Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 8,181 (up from 6,524 in 2000). This amounts to 5.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 0.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.3 /sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Autana Municipality is Bernabe Arana, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 45% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Samariapo, Sipapo, Munduapo, and Guayapo (previous to December 18, 1997, the Autana Municipality contained only a single parish).[2]

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