Cruz Paredes Municipality

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Municipio Cruz Paredes
Location of Cruz Paredes within Barinas [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Barinas
Shiretown	Barrancas
Area	778 km² (483.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)	25,178
Density	32.4/km² (52.1/sq mi)
Mayor	María Guadalupe Fernández Acuña (AD)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0273
Website	cruzparedes-barinas.gob.ve

The Cruz Paredes 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 25,178.^[1] The town of Barrancas is the shire town of the Cruz Paredes Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Cruz Paredes Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 25,178 (up from 21,197 in 2000). This amounts to 3.3% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 52.1 people per square mile (32.4/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Cruz Paredes Municipality is María Guadalupe Fernández Acuña, elected on October 31, 2004 with 42% of the vote.^[5] She replaced Carlos Ramirez shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Barrancas, El Socorro, and Masparrito.^[7]