Alberto Adriani Municipality

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Municipio Alberto Adriani
Location of Alberto Adriani within Mérida [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Mérida
Shiretown	El Vigía
Area	683 km² (424.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)	128,222
Density	187.7/km² (302.1/sq mi)
Mayor	Luis Guillermo Rojas Mendoza (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0275
Website	albertoadriani-merida.gob.ve

The Alberto Adriani Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 128,222.^[1] The town of El Vigía is the shire town of the Alberto Adriani Municipality.^[2]

1 Demographics
2 Government
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Demographics

The Alberto Adriani Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 128,222 (up from 109,215 in 2000). This amounts to 15.2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 302.1 people per square mile (187.7/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Alberto Adriani Municipality is Luis Guillermo Rojas Mendoza, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 59% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Presidente Betancourt, Presidente Páez, Presidente Rómulo Gallegos, Gabriel Picón González, Héctor Amable Mora, José Nucete Sardi, and Pulido Méndez.^[7]