Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, Lara

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Municipio Andrés Eloy Blanco
Location of Andrés Eloy Blanco within Lara [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Lara
Shiretown	Sanare
Area	708 km² (439.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)	49,812
Density	70.36/km² (113.2/sq mi)
Mayor	Alfredo Antonio Orozco (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0253
Website	andreseloyblanco.gob.ve

The Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 49,812.^[1] The town of Sanare^[2] is the county seat of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality.^[3]

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

[edit] History

The town of Sanare was founded in 1620 by the friar Dominico Melchor Ponce de Leon by the orders of Governor Don Francisco de la Hoz Berrio.[this is a disputed statement]

[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 49,812 (up from 43,194 in 2000). This amounts to 2.8% of the state's population.^[4] The municipality's population density is 113.2 people per square mile (70.36/km²).^[5]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is Alfredo Antonio Orozco, elected on October 31, 2004 with 64% of the vote.^[6] He replaced Daniel Quiñonez shortly after the elections.^[7] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Pío Tamayo, Quebrada Honda de Guache, and Yacambú.^[8]