Andrés Bello Municipality, Miranda

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Municipio Andrés Bello
Location of Andrés Bello within Miranda [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Shiretown	San José de Barlovento
Area	114 km² (70.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)	25,208
Density	221.12/km² (355.9/sq mi)
Mayor	Albaro Ramón Hidalgo Rudas (PPT)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0234
Website	andresbello-miranda.gob.ve

The Andrés Bello Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 25,208.^[1] The town of San José de Barlovento 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 25,208 (up from 21,725 in 2000). This amounts to 0.9% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 355.9 people per square mile (221.12/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Andrés Bello Municipality is Albaro Ramón Hidalgo Rudas, elected on October 31, 2004 with 50% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Ramon Lobo shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; San José de Barlovento and Cumbo.^[7]