Padre Pedro Chien Municipality

Padre Pedro Chien
Municipality
Municipio Padre Pedro Chien

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Location in Bolívar
Country  Venezuela
State Bolívar
Shiretown El Palmar
Government
 • Mayor Franklin Gonzalez (MVR)
Area
 • Total 2,275 km2 (878 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 15,488
 • Density 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0288
Website Official 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]

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