Alto Orinoco Municipality

Alto Orinoco Municipality
Municipio Alto Orinoco
Flag of Alto Orinoco Municipality
Official seal of Alto Orinoco Municipality
Location in Amazonas
Location in Amazonas
Map showing the location of Alto Orinoco Municipality within Venezuela
Map showing the location of Alto Orinoco Municipality within Venezuela
Alto Orinoco Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 2°56′38″N 64°41′36″W / 2.9439°N 64.6933°W / 2.9439; -64.6933
Country Venezuela
StateAmazonas
Municipal seatLa Esmeralda
Government
 • MayorJaime Turon (AD)
Area
 • Total47,508.3 km2 (18,343.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total12,687
 • Density0.27/km2 (0.69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0248

Alto Orinoco Municipality (Spanish: Municipio Alto Orinoco) 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 12,687.[1] The shire town of Alto Orinoco is La Esmeralda.[2]

  1. ^ "GeoHive - Venezuela extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. ^ http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Amazonas.zip [permanent dead link]