Maroa Municipality

Autónomo Maroa Municipality
Municipio Autónomo Maroa
Tiriquin River
Location in Amazonas
Autónomo Maroa Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 2°34′52″N 67°03′50″W / 2.5811°N 67.0639°W / 2.5811; -67.0639
Country Venezuela
StateAmazonas
Municipal seatMaroa
Government
  MayorThaimir Briceño Angulo (MVR)
Area
  Total
13,629.7 km2 (5,262.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
2,029
  Density0.15/km2 (0.39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0248
WebsiteOfficial website

The Maroa Municipality (Spanish: Municipio Maroa) 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 had a population of 2,029. The town of Maroa is the shire town of the Maroa Municipality.