Libertador Municipality, Aragua
| Libertador | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Municipio Libertador | |
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| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Aragua |
| Shiretown | Palo Negro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gonzalo Díaz (MVR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 87,520 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0243 |
| Website | Official website |
The Libertador Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 87,520.[1] The town of Palo Negro is the shire town of the Libertador Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Libertador Municipality", in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.
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[edit] Demographics
The Libertador Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 87,520 (up from 78,427 in 2000). This amounts to 5.3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1,683.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,359.2 /sq mi).[4]
[edit] Government
The mayor of the Libertador Municipality is Gonzalo Díaz, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 47% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Libertador and San Martín de Porres (created on January 30, 1995).[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/4/alcaldedis=0&edo=4&mun=9&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
[edit] External links
- libertador-aragua.gob.ve (Spanish)
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