Biruaca Municipality

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Municipio Biruaca
Location of Biruaca within Apure [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Apure
Shiretown	Biruaca
Area	1,281 km² (796 sq mi)
Population (2007)	54,233
Density	42.34/km² (68.1/sq mi)
Mayor	Daniel Blanco (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0247
Website	biruaca-apure.gob.ve

The Biruaca Municipality is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Apure and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 54,233.^[1]. The town of Biruaca is the shire town of the Biruaca Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Biruaca Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 54,233 (up from 45,180 in 2000). This amounts to 11.4% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 68.1 people per square mile (42.34/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Biruaca Municipality is Daniel Blanco, elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Pedro Agrinzones shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality contains one parish; Urbana Biruaca.^[7]