In 1975, studies began to build a dam, and in 1980 the construction work flooded the area, forcing the evacuation of 20 of the 23 villages that existed in the town, leaving only the villages Florida, Vegón, and the larger Tucupido Santa Maria of Caparo.

The impact of hydroelectric development Camburito-Caparo was such that the extension of the county shrank from 319 km2 to 206 km2 due to flooding to keep the waters of the reservoir.

[3] The municipality's population density is 14.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (38/sq mi).

[4] The mayor of the Padre Noguera Municipality is Alidio Josè Pérez Bustamante, elected on October 31, 2004, with 28% of the vote.

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