Padre Pedro Chien Municipality
Padre Pedro Chien Municipality
Municipio Padre Pedro Chien | |
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Location in Bolívar | |
| Coordinates: 8°01′50″N 61°57′40″W / 8.0306°N 61.9611°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Bolívar |
| Municipal seat | El Palmar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Franklin Gonzalez (MVR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,695.5 km2 (1,426.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,488 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0288 |
| Website | Official website |
The Padre Pedro Chien Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 15,488. The town of El Palmar is the shire town of the Padre Pedro Chien Municipality.