Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality

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Municipio Caracciolo Parra Olmedo
Location of Caracciolo Parra Olmedo within Mérida [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Mérida
Shiretown	Tucaní
Area	689 km² (428.1 sq mi)
Population (2007)	28,055
Density	40.7/km² (65.5/sq mi)
Mayor	Yaritza Giorgina Romero de Camacho (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0275
Website	caraccioloparra-merida.gob.ve

The Caracciolo Parra Olmedo 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 28,055.^[1] The town of Tucaní is the shire town of the Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 28,055 (up from 23,220 in 2000). This amounts to 3.3% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 65.5 people per square mile (40.7/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality is Yaritza Giorgina Romero de Camacho, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 50% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Caracciolo Parra Olmedo and Florencio Ramírez.^[7]