The Bermúdez Municipality is one of the fifteen municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Sucre and, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 165,675. The city of Carúpano is the administrative centre for the Bermúdez Municipality.http://www.ocei.gov.ve/secciones/division/Sucre.zip The municipality was named for Venezuelan independence hero José Francisco Bermúdez.
History It was somewhere on the Paria Peninsula, near Carúpano, where Christopher Columbus first set foot on the American continent for the only time, during his third voyage (in all his other trips he only explored the Caribbean islands).
Demographics The Bermúdez Municipality, according to a 2011 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 165,675 (up from 128,123 in 2000). This amounts to 16.4% of the state's population.http://www.ocei.gov.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/sucre/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls The municipality's population density is .
Government The municipality is divided into five parishes; Bolívar, Macarapana, Santa Catalina, Santa Rosa, and Santa Teresa. The elected office of mayor (alcalde) was established in 1990; however, the initial election was disputed. Carlos Monasterio was installed in 1990 and had served eighteen months when the court (Supreme Electoral Council) removed him, and established Juan Marquez Albornoz as the actual winner of the election.
+ Mayors of the Bermúdez Municipality Name from to Carlos Monasterio 1990 1992 Juan Marquez Albornoz 1992 1993 Leonardo Ávila 1993 1996 Arturo Hurtado 1996 2000 Claudio Marín Morales 2000 2004 José Ramón Regnault Hernández 2004 2008 Julio Rodriguez 2008 present
Notable natives Famous Carupaneros include: Wolfgang Larrazábal, former President of Venezuela. Jictzad Viña, Miss Venezuela 2005. Eladio Lárez, president of Radio Caracas Televisión, one of Venezuela's largest television networks. Jesús Flores, Washington Nationals major league baseball catcher.
See also Corsican immigration to Venezuela
References
External links bermudez-sucre.gob.ve Information on the Bermúdez Municipality Carúpano in venezuelatuya.com Carúpano tourist information