Bolívar Municipality, Barinas

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Municipio Bolívar
Location of Bolívar within Barinas [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Barinas
Shiretown	Barinitas
Area	1,047 km² (651 sq mi)
Population (2007)	47,878
Density	45.7/km² (73.5/sq mi)
Mayor	Iván Dario Maldonado (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0273
Website	bolivar-barinas.gob.ve

The Bolívar 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 47,878.^[1] The town of Barinitas is the shire town of the Bolívar Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Bolívar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 47,878 (up from 40,863 in 2000). This amounts to 6.3% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 73.5 people per square mile (45.7/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Bolívar Municipality is Iván Dario Maldonado, elected on October 31, 2004 with 49% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Alberto Melean shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Barinitas, Altamira, and Calderas.^[7]