Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality

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Municipio Francisco Linares Alcántara
Location of Francisco Linares Alcántara within Aragua [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Shiretown	Santa Rita
Area	24 km² (14.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)	135,873
Density	5,661.38/km² (9,119/sq mi)
Mayor	Hugo R. Peña A. (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0243
Website	franciscolinaresalcantara-aragua.gob.ve

The Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 135,873.^[1] The town of Santa Rita is the shire town of the Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 135,873 (up from 118,146 in 2000). This amounts to 8.2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 9,119 people per square mile (5,661.38/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality is Hugo R. Peña A., re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 54% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Francisco Linares Alcántara, Francisco de Miranda (separated from Capital Francisco Linares Alcantara parish effective January 30, 1995), and Monseñor Feliciano González (separated from Francisco de Miranda parish effective December 16, 1997).^[7]