Ezequiel Zamora Municipality, Barinas

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Municipio Ezequiel Zamora
Location of Ezequiel Zamora within Barinas [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Barinas
Shiretown	Santa Bárbara
Area	4,042 km² (2,511.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)	51,436
Density	12.7/km² (20.4/sq mi)
Mayor	Levid Emilio Méndez (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0278
Website	ezequielzamora-barinas.gob.ve

The Ezequiel Zamora 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 51,436.^[1] The town of Santa Bárbara is the shire town of the Ezequiel Zamora Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Ezequiel Zamora Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 51,436 (up from 43,367 in 2000). This amounts to 6.8% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 20.4 people per square mile (12.7/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Ezequiel Zamora Municipality is Levid Emilio Méndez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 38% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Santa Bárbara, José Ignacio del Pumar, Pedro Briceño Méndez, and Ramón Ignacio Méndez.^[7]