Atabapo Municipality

Atabapo Municipality
Municipio Atabapo
San Fernando de Atabapo
Location in Amazonas
Atabapo Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 3°43′33″N 66°49′58″W / 3.7258°N 66.8328°W / 3.7258; -66.8328
Country Venezuela
StateAmazonas
Government
 • MayorNelsón Cayupare (PPT)
Area
 • Total
25,142.5 km2 (9,707.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
9,169
 • Density0.3647/km2 (0.9445/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0248

The Atabapo Municipality (Spanish: Municipio Atabapo) is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 9,169. The town of San Fernando de Atabapo is the municipal seat of the Atabapo Municipality.