Palavecino Municipality

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Municipio Palavecino
Location of Palavecino within Lara [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Lara
Shiretown	Cabudare
Area	440 km² (273.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)	155,653
Density	353.76/km² (569.3/sq mi)
Mayor	Aura Contreras de Rivero (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0251
Website	palavecino-lara.gob.ve

The Palavecino Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 155,653.^[1] The town of Cabudare is the shire town of the Palavecino Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Palavecino Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 155,653 (up from 137,294 in 2000). This amounts to 8.7% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 569.3 people per square mile (353.76/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Palavecino Municipality is Aura Contreras de Rivero, elected on October 31, 2004 with 32% of the vote.^[5] She replaced Diego Antonio Rivero shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Cabudare, José Gregorio Bastidas, and Agua Viva .^[7]