Crespo Municipality

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Municipio Crespo
Location of Crespo within Lara [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Lara
Shiretown	Duaca
Area	875 km² (543.7 sq mi)
Population (2007)	49,813
Density	56.93/km² (91.6/sq mi)
Mayor	Miguel Valecillos Paul (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0253
Website	crespo-lara.gob.ve

The Crespo Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 49,813.^[1] The town of Duaca is the shire town of the Crespo Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Crespo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 49,813 (up from 43,407 in 2000). This amounts to 2.8% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 91.6 people per square mile (56.93/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Crespo Municipality is Miguel Valecillos Paul, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 83% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Fréitez and José María Blanco .^[7]