Aricagua Municipality

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Municipio Aricagua
Location of Aricagua within Mérida [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Mérida
Shiretown	Aricagua
Area	790 km² (490.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)	4,564
Density	5.8/km² (9.3/sq mi)
Mayor	Nelson Jesus Márquez Rojas (AD)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0274
Website	aricagua-merida.gob.ve

The Aricagua 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 4,564.^[1] The town of Aricagua is the shire town of the Aricagua Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Aricagua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 4,564 (up from 4,514 in 2000). This amounts to 0.5% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 9.3 people per square mile (5.8/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Aricagua Municipality is Nelson Jesus Márquez Rojas, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 59% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Aricagua and San Antonio.^[7]