Río Negro Municipality
Río Negro Municipality
Municipio Río Negro | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in Amazonas | |
Río Negro Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 1°44′33″N 65°35′09″W / 1.7425°N 65.5858°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Amazonas |
| Municipal seat | San Carlos de Río Negro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Lossio Gavini (PODEMOS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 39,380.0 km2 (15,204.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,300 |
| • Density | 0.058/km2 (0.15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0248 |
| Website | Official website |
The Río Negro Municipality (Spanish: Municipio Río Negro) is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that make 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 2,300. The town of San Carlos de Río Negro is the shire town of the Río Negro Municipality.