Antonio José de Sucre Municipality

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Municipio Antonio José de Sucre
Location of Antonio José de Sucre within Barinas [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Barinas
Shiretown	Socopó
Area	2,975 km² (1,848.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)	74,968
Density	25.2/km² (40.6/sq mi)
Mayor	Salvador Guerrero (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0273
Website	antoniojosedesucre-barinas.gob.ve

The Antonio José de Sucre 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 74,968.^[1] The town of Socopó is the shire town of the Antonio José de Sucre Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Antonio José de Sucre Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 74,968 (up from 63,947 in 2000). This amounts to 9.9% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 40.6 people per square mile (25.2/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Antonio José de Sucre Municipality is Salvador Guerrero, elected on October 31, 2004 with 46% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Trino Hurtado shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Ticoporo, Andrés Bello, and Nicolás Pulido.^[7]