Raúl Leoni Municipality

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Municipio Raúl Leoni
Location of Raúl Leoni within Bolívar [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Bolívar
Shiretown	Ciudad Piar
Area	56,916 km² (35,365.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)	47,167
Density	0.83/km² (1.3/sq mi)
Mayor	Gilberto Antonio Villarroel Carvajal (PPT)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0285
Website	raulleoni-bolivar.gob.ve

The Raúl Leoni Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 47,167.^[1] The town of Ciudad Piar is the shire town of the Raúl Leoni Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Raúl Leoni Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 47,167 (up from 36,654 in 2000). This amounts to 3.1% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 1.3 people per square mile (0.83/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Raúl Leoni Municipality is Gilberto Antonio Villarroel Carvajal, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 52% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into three (four if you count the Capital Raúl Leoni section) parishes; Barceloneta, San Francisco, and Santa Bárbara.^[7]