Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality

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Municipio Antonio Pinto Salinas
Location of Antonio Pinto Salinas within Mérida [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Mérida
Shiretown	Santa Cruz de Mora
Area	348 km² (216.2 sq mi)
Population (2007)	26,073
Density	74.9/km² (120.6/sq mi)
Mayor	Jesús Alexis Rodríguez (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0275
Website	antoniopintosalinas-merida.gob.ve

The Antonio Pinto Salinas 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 26,073.^[1] The town of Santa Cruz de Mora is the shire town of the Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 26,073 (up from 23,905 in 2000). This amounts to 3.1% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 120.6 people per square mile (74.9/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality is Jesús Alexis Rodríguez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 55% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Antonio Pinto Salinas, Mesa Bolívar, and Mesa de Las Palmas.^[7]