Arzobispo Chacón Municipality

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Municipio Arzobispo Chacón
Location of Arzobispo Chacón within Mérida [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Mérida
Shiretown	Canaguá
Area	1,659 km² (1,030.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)	15,850
Density	9.4/km² (15.1/sq mi)
Mayor	Carlos Andrès Chacòn Mora (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0275
Website	arzobispochacon-merida.gob.ve

The Arzobispo Chacón 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 15,850.^[1] The town of Canaguá is the shire town of the Arzobispo Chacón Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Arzobispo Chacón Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 15,850 (up from 15,586 in 2000). This amounts to 1.9% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 15.1 people per square mile (9.4/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Arzobispo Chacón Municipality is Carlos Andrès Chacòn Mora, elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Gerardo Duran shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Capital Arzobispo Chacón, Capurí, Chacantá, El Molino, Guaimaral, Mucutuy, and Mucuchachí.^[7]