Andrés Bello Municipality, Mérida

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Municipio Andrés Bello
Location of Andrés Bello within Mérida [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Mérida
Shiretown	La Azulita
Area	398 km² (247.3 sq mi)
Population (2007)	14,029
Density	35.2/km² (56.7/sq mi)
Mayor	Ramón Augusto Lobo Moreno (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0274
Website	andresbello-merida.gob.ve

The Andrés Bello 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 14,029.^[1] The town of La Azulita is the shire town of the Andrés Bello Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Andrés Bello Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 14,029 (up from 11,962 in 2000). This amounts to 1.7% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 56.7 people per square mile (35.2/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Andrés Bello Municipality is Ramón Augusto Lobo Moreno, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 81% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into one parish (Capital Andrés Bello).^[7]