Pedernales Municipality
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pedernales Municipality
Municipio Pedernales | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Delta Amacuro | |
.svg)  Pedernales Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 9°43′09″N 62°07′33″W / 9.7192°N 62.1258°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Delta Amacuro |
| Municipal seat | Pedernales |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anderson Osuna Salazar (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,442.6 km2 (1,329.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 6,535 |
| • Density | 1.898/km2 (4.917/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0287 |
The Pedernales Municipality is one of the four municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 6,535.[1] The town of Pedernales is the municipal seat of the Pedernales Municipality.[2]
The Pedernales District became the Pedernales Municipality in 1994.
