Jiménez Municipality

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Municipio Jiménez
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Country	Venezuela
State	Lara
Shiretown	Quíbor
Area	768 km² (477.2 sq mi)
Population (2007)	97,524
Density	126.98/km² (204.4/sq mi)
Mayor	Luis Alberto Plaza Paz (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0253
Website	jimenez-lara.gob.ve

The Jiménez 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 97,524.^[1] The town of Quíbor is the shire town of the Jiménez Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Jiménez Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 97,524 (up from 83,456 in 2000). This amounts to 5.4% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 204.4 people per square mile (126.98/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Jiménez Municipality is Luis Alberto Plaza Paz, elected on October 31, 2004 with 73% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Manuel Diaz shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into eight parishes; Juan Bautista Rodríguez, Cuara, Diego de Lozada, Paraíso de San José, San Miguel, Tintorero, José Bernardo Dorante, and Coronel.^[7]