Sifontes Municipality
| Sifontes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
| Municipio Sifontes | |||
| |||
 Location in Bolívar | |||
| Country |
 Venezuela | ||
| State | Bolívar | ||
| Shiretown | El Dorado | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Carlos Chancellor (MUD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 24,393 km2 (9,418 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 50,082 | ||
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) | ||
| Area code(s) | 0288 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
The Sifontes 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 50,082. [1] The town of Tumeremo was the shire town of the Sifontes Municipality.[2]
Demographics
The Sifontes Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 40,042 (up from 34,277 in 2000). This amounts to 2.6% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.2/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Sifontes Municipality is Carlos Chancellor, elected on December 8th, 2013, with 50,23% of the vote.[5] He replaced Marlene Vargas shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two (three if the Capital Tumeremo section is counted) parishes; Dalla Costa and San Isidro.[2]
See also
- Tumeremo
- Bolívar
- Municipalities of Venezuela
References
- ↑ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx
- 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Bolivar.zip
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/resultado_municipal_2013/r/1/reg_060700.html
External links
- sifontes-bolivar.gob.ve (Spanish)