Páez Municipality, Apure

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Municipio Páez
Location of Páez within Apure [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Apure
Shiretown	Guasdualito
Area	12,820 km² (7,966 sq mi)
Population (2007)	111,059
Density	8.66/km² (13.9/sq mi)
Mayor	José del Carmen Alvarado
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0278
Website	paez-apure.gob.ve

The Páez Municipality is one of the seven municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Apure and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 111,059.^[1]. The town of Guasdualito is the shire town of the Páez Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Páez Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 111,059 (up from 93,010 in 2000). This amounts to 23.4% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 13.9 people per square mile (8.66/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Páez Municipality is José del Carmen Alvarado, elected on October 31, 2004 with 39% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Jesus Rojas shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Urbana Guasdualito, Aramendi, El Amparo, San Camilo, and Urdaneta.^[7]