Maroa,_Venezuela

Maroa, Amazonas

Maroa, Amazonas

Place in Amazonas, Venezuela

Maroa is a town in the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas. This town is the shire town of the Maroa Municipality (or Guainía Municipality) and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 890.[1]

A view of the Maroa Town
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History

Maroa was founded by the brave Cacique Maruwa in the year 1760.[2]

Demographics

The Maroa Municipality, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, has a population of 890 (down from 1,140 in 1990). This amounts to 2% of Amazonas's population.[1] The municipality's population density is 0.2 people per square mile (0.0625/km2).[1][2]

Government

Maroa is the shire town of the Maroa Municipality (or Guainía Municipality) in Amazonas. The mayor of the Maroa Municipality (or Guainía Municipality) is Thaimir Briceño Angulo, elected in 2004 with 61% of the vote.[3] She replaced Antonio Briceño shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Primeros Resultados XIII Censo General de Población y Vivienda Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Municipios del Estado Amazonas Archived 2010-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/22/alcaldedis=0&edo=22&mun=3&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.doc [bare URL]
  4. [4]
    "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)

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