Obispos Municipality

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Municipio Obispos
Location of Obispos within Barinas [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Barinas
Shiretown	Obispos
Area	1,753 km² (1,089.3 sq mi)
Population (2007)	31,694
Density	18.1/km² (29.1/sq mi)
Mayor	Luis Manuel Zambrano Volcan (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0273
Website	obispos-barinas.gob.ve

The Obispos Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 31,694.^[1] The town of Obispos is the shire town of the Obispos Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Obispos Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 31,694 (up from 26,595 in 2000). This amounts to 4.2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 29.1 people per square mile (18.1/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Obispos Municipality is Luis Manuel Zambrano Volcan, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 54% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Obispos, El Real, La Luz, and Los Guasimitos.^[7]