Independencia Municipality, Anzoátegui

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Municipio Independencia
Location of Independencia within Anzoátegui [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Shiretown	Soledad
Area	5,929 km² (3,684.1 sq mi)
Population (2007)	31,399
Density	5.3/km² (8.5/sq mi)
Mayor	Humberto Bello
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0285
Website	independencia-anzoategui.gob.ve

The Independencia Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 31,399.^[1] The town of Soledad is the shire town of the Independencia Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Independencia Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 31,399 (up from 28,287 in 2000). This amounts to 2.1% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 8.5 people per square mile (5.3/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Independencia Municipality is Humberto Bello, elected on October 31, 2004 with 33% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Anibal Hernandez shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Independencia and Mamo.^[7]