Piar Municipality, Bolívar

Piar Municipality
Municipio Piar
Municipality

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Piar Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 7°19′08″N 62°19′12″W / 7.319°N 62.32°W / 7.319; -62.32Coordinates: 7°19′08″N 62°19′12″W / 7.319°N 62.32°W / 7.319; -62.32
Country  Venezuela
State Bolívar
Municipal seat Upata
Government
 • Mayor Francisco Contreras (MVR)
Area
 • Total 15,900 km2 (6,100 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 98,274
 • Density 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0288

The Piar 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 98,274. [1] The town of Upata is the shire town of the Piar Municipality.[2]

History

The creation of this municipality took place between 1960 and 1990. The municipality was named after the important independence hero, Manuel Piar.

Demographics

The Piar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 107,643 (up from 94,274 in 2000). This amounts to 7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 6.77 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.5/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Piar Municipality is Francisco Contreras, elected on October 31, 2004 with 44% of the vote.[5] He replaced Americo De Grazia shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into two (three if you count the Capital Piar section) parishes; Andrés Eloy Blanco and Pedro Cova.[2]

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