Piar
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Piar
Location in Bolívar
Country	Venezuela
State	Bolívar
Shiretown	Upata
Government
- Mayor	Francisco Contreras (MVR)
Area
- Total	15,900 km2 (6,139 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total	107,643
- Density	6.8/km2 (17.5/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0288
Website	Official website

The Piar Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 107,643.^[1] The town of Upata is the shire town of the Piar Municipality.^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Government 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

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

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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]

[edit] See also

• Upata
• Bolívar
• Municipalities of Venezuela

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• piar-bolivar.gob.ve (Spanish)

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