Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, Barinas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Municipio Andrés Eloy Blanco
Location of Andrés Eloy Blanco within Barinas [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Barinas
Shiretown	El Cantón
Area	1,493 km² (927.7 sq mi)
Population (2007)	18,816
Density	12.6/km² (20.3/sq mi)
Mayor	Zulay Martínez Fuentes (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0278
Website	andreseloyblanco-barinas.gob.ve

The Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 18,816.^[1] The town of El Cantón is the shire town of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 18,816 (up from 15,847 in 2000). This amounts to 2.5% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 20.3 people per square mile (12.6/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is Zulay Martínez Fuentes, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 69% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; El Cantón, Santa Cruz de Guacas, and Puerto Vivas.^[7]