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Municipality in Bolívar, Venezuela
Angostura Municipality Municipio Angostura
Municipality
Flag of Angostura MunicipalityFlagOfficial seal of Angostura MunicipalitySeal
Location in BolívarLocation in Bolívar
Map showing the location of Angostura Municipality within VenezuelaMap showing the location of Angostura Municipality within VenezuelaAngostura MunicipalityLocation in Venezuela
Coordinates: 5°48′01″N 63°08′55″W / 5.8003°N 63.1486°W / 5.8003; -63.1486
Country Venezuela
StateBolívar
Municipal seatCiudad Piar
Government
 • MayorGilberto Antonio Villarroel Carvajal (PPT)
Area
 • Total57,337.2 km (22,138.0 sq mi)
Population
 • Total40,927
 • Density0.71/km (1.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0285
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Angostura Municipality (also Bolivariano Angostura, prior to June 2009 called Raúl Leoni Municipality) is one of the eleven 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 40,927. The town of Ciudad Piar is the administrative seat of Angostura Municipality. The municipality was formerly named for the Venezuelan president Raúl Leoni, who served 1964 to 1969.

Demographics

Angostura Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, had a population of 47,167 (up from 36,654 in 2000). This amounts to 3.1% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 0.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.1/sq mi).

Government

The municipality is divided into four parishes; Barceloneta, San Francisco, Santa Bárbara and Cm. Ciudad Piar. The mayor of Angostura Municipality (then Raúl Leoni Municipality) was Gilberto Antonio Villarroel Carvajal, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 52% of the vote. The municipality is divided into four parishes; Barceloneta, San Francisco, Santa Bárbara and Angostura. In 2006 he was replaced as mayor by Gilberto Villarroel, and in 2013 Yusleiby Ramírez was elected mayor by narrowly beating Gilberto Villarroel in the election.

References

  1. "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  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. "Oficina Municipal de Registro Civil Angostura: Parroquias" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  6. "Alcalde de Municipio". Cne.gob.ve. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Divulgación Municipales 2013: 8 de Diciembre de 2013 Pais : Venezuela> Estado : Bolivar > Municipio : Blvno Angostura". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
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