San Juan de Manapiare is a town in the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas.

[1] San Juan de Manapiare was founded by the explorer Don Melicio Pérez in the year 1940.

[1] The municipality's population density is 0.1 people per square mile (0.0299/km2).

The mayor of the Manapiare Municipality is Pastor Nelson Rodrìguez, elected in 2004 with 60% of the vote.

[3] He replaced Benjamin Perez shortly after the last municipal elections in October 2004.