Arismendi Municipality, Barinas

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Municipio Arismendi
Location of Arismendi within Barinas [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Barinas
Shiretown	Arismendi
Area	7,209 km² (4,479.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)	20,305
Density	2.8/km² (4.5/sq mi)
Mayor	Ramón Frías (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0273
Website	arismendi-barinas.gob.ve

The Arismendi 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 20,305.^[1] The town of Arismendi is the shire town of the Arismendi Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Arismendi Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 20,305 (up from 18,941 in 2000). This amounts to 2.7% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 4.5 people per square mile (2.8/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Arismendi Municipality is Ramón Frías, elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Noheli Abreu shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Arismendi, Guadarrama, La Unión, and San Antonio.^[7]