Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality

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Municipio Mario Briceño Iragorry
Location of Mario Briceño Iragorry within Aragua [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Shiretown	El Limón
Area	53 km² (32.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)	103,269
Density	1,948.47/km² (3,135.8/sq mi)
Mayor	Carlos Javier Velarde (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0243
Website	mariobricenoiragorry-aragua.gob.ve

The Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that 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 103,269.^[1] The town of El Limón is the shire town of the Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 103,269 (up from 98,429 in 2000). This amounts to 6.2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 3,135.8 people per square mile (1,948.47/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality is Carlos Javier Velarde, elected on October 31, 2004 with 52% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Pedro Maurera shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Mario Briceño Iragorry and Caña de Azúcar (created January 30, 1995).^[7]