Pedro Camejo Municipality
Municipio Pedro Camejo | |
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Coordinates: 6°53′18″N 67°34′27″W / 6.8882565°N 67.5741605°W | |
Country | Venezuela |
State | Apure |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pedro Danilo Leal ( PSUV) |
Area | |
• Total | 20,762.0 km2 (8,016.3 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 28,966 |
• Density | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 ( VET) |
Area code(s) | 0247 |
The Pedro Camejo Municipality is one of the seven municipalities ( municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Apure and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 28,966. [1] The town of San Juan de Payara is the municipal seat of the Pedro Camejo Municipality. [2] The municipality is named after Afro-Venezuelan independence hero Pedro Camejo.
The Pedro Camejo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 31,187 (up from 26,407 in 2000). This amounts to 6.5% of the state's population. [3] The municipality's population density is 1.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.9/sq mi). [4]
The mayor of the Pedro Camejo Municipality is Pedro Danilo Leal, re-elected November 23, 2008 with 56% of the vote. [5] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Urbana San Juan de Payara, Codazzi, and Cunaviche. [2]