Libertador Municipality, Aragua

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Municipio Libertador
Location of Libertador within Aragua [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Shiretown	Palo Negro
Area	52 km² (32.3 sq mi)
Population (2007)	87,520
Density	1,683.08/km² (2,708.7/sq mi)
Mayor	Gonzalo Díaz (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0243
Website	libertador-aragua.gob.ve

The Libertador 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 87,520.^[1] The town of Palo Negro is the shire town of the Libertador Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Libertador Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 87,520 (up from 78,427 in 2000). This amounts to 5.3% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 2,708.7 people per square mile (1,683.08/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Libertador Municipality is Gonzalo Díaz, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 47% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Libertador and San Martín de Porres (created on January 30, 1995).^[7]