Lima Blanco Municipality

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Municipio Lima Blanco
Location of Lima Blanco within Cojedes [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Cojedes
Shiretown	Macapo
Area	127 km² (78.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)	9,161
Density	72.13/km² (116.1/sq mi)
Mayor	José Orangel Sánchez Fernández (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0258
Website	limablanco-cojedes.gob.ve

The Lima Blanco Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 9,161.^[1] The town of Macapo is the shire town of the Lima Blanco Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Lima Blanco Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 9,161 (up from 7,965 in 2000). This amounts to 3.1% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 116.1 people per square mile (72.13/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Lima Blanco Municipality is José Orangel Sánchez Fernández, elected on October 31, 2004 with 36% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Moraima Machado shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Macapo and La Aguadita (previous to December 30, 1994, the Lima Blanco Municipality contained only a single parish).^[7]