Alto Orinoco Municipality

Alto Orinoco Municipality Municipio Alto Orinoco
Municipality
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Location in Amazonas
Alto Orinoco Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 2°56′38″N 64°41′36″W
Country	Venezuela
State	Amazonas
Municipal seat	La Esmeralda
Government
• Mayor	Jaime Turon (AD)
Area
• Total	47,508.3 km2 (18,343.1 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	12,687
• Density	0.26705/km2 (0.69165/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−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. The shire town of Alto Orinoco is La Esmeralda.