Pedraza Municipality

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Municipio Pedraza
Location of Pedraza within Barinas [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Barinas
Shiretown	Ciudad Bolivia
Area	6,693 km² (4,158.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)	62,847
Density	9.4/km² (15.1/sq mi)
Mayor	Frenchy Tomas Díaz Rodríguez (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0273
Website	pedraza-barinas.gob.ve

The Pedraza 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 62,847.^[1] The town of Ciudad Bolivia is the shire town of the Pedraza Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Pedraza Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 62,847 (up from 52,411 in 2000). This amounts to 8.3% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 15.1 people per square mile (9.4/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Pedraza Municipality is Frenchy Tomas Díaz Rodríguez, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 69% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Ciudad Bolivia, Ignacio Briceño, José Félix Ribas, Páez.^[7]