Isla Ratón is a Venezuelan town, capital of the municipality amazonense de Autana . It is also a 40 km² fluvial island located in the course of the Orinoco River right next to the municipality of Puerto Carreño in the Department of Vichada in the Republic of Colombia .
5-473: With a population of 12,612 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census, it is the fourth most inhabited municipality after Atures . The town is called "Ratón del Carmen" and has a mayor's office, prefecture, rural medicine, malariology, cultural houses, plazas, courts, a church, schools, high schools, markets and shops. Mouse Island was a community of few inhabitants, founded by Pedro Loroima and other companions in 1943. After its foundation, it grew until it formed
10-539: A community that today has become a habitable, walkable town and one of the connectors with the other municipalities of the state. It is made up of multi-ethnic peoples such as the curripacos, piaroa, criollos, jivi among others. The Colombian Peso is widely used and Colombian products are mostly sold as well as Colombian telecommunications services . This article about an island is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Atures Municipality The Atures Municipality ( Spanish : Municipio Atures )
15-549: 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 104,228. The city of Puerto Ayacucho is the shire town of the Atures Municipality. The city of Puerto Ayacucho was founded to facilitate the transport of goods past
20-547: The Atures Rapids on the Orinoco River in the late 19th century (mostly rubber ). The Atures Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 91,386 (up from 74,066 in 2000). This amounts to 64.3% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is 20.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (53/sq mi). The mayor of
25-500: The Atures Municipality is Mireya Labrador, elected on October 31, 2004, with 39% of the vote. She replaced Angel Rodriguez shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into four parishes ; Fernando Girón Tovar, Luis Alberto Gómez, Parhueña, and Platanillal (previous to December 18, 1997, the Atures Municipality contained only a single parish). This article related to a location in Amazonas State, Venezuela
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