Raúl Leoni Municipality
| Raúl Leoni | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Municipio Raúl Leoni | |
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| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Bolívar |
| Shiretown | Ciudad Piar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gilberto Antonio Villarroel Carvajal (PPT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56,916 km2 (21,975.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 47,167 |
| • Density | 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0285 |
| Website | Official website |
The Raúl Leoni Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 47,167.[1] The town of Ciudad Piar is the shire town of the Raúl Leoni Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for the former Venezuelan President Raúl Leoni.
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[edit] Demographics
The Raúl Leoni Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 47,167 (up from 36,654 in 2000). This amounts to 3.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 0.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.1 /sq mi).[4]
[edit] Government
The mayor of the Raúl Leoni Municipality is Gilberto Antonio Villarroel Carvajal, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 52% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into three (four if you count the Capital Raúl Leoni section) parishes; Barceloneta, San Francisco, and Santa Bárbara.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
- ^ a b http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Bolivar.zip
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/bolivar/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/6/alcaldedis=0&edo=6&mun=8&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ^ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf
[edit] External links
- raulleoni-bolivar.gob.ve (Spanish)
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