Libertador Municipality, Carabobo

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Municipio Libertador
Location of Libertador within Carabobo [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Carabobo
Shiretown	Tocuyito
Area	558 km² (346.72 sq mi)
Population (2007)	175,255
Density	314.08/km² (505.5/sq mi)
Mayor	Argenis Isaias Loreto Puerta (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0241
Website	libertador-carabobo.gov.ve

The Libertador Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Carabobo and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 175,255.^[1] The town of Tocuyito 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 175,255 (up from 149,721 in 2000). This amounts to 7.9% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 505.5 people per square mile (314.08/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Libertador Municipality is Argenis Isaias Loreto Puerta, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 30% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Tocuyito and Independencia.^[7]