Simón Bolívar Municipality, Miranda

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Municipio Simón Bolívar
Location of Simón Bolívar within Miranda [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Shiretown	San Francisco de Yare
Area	131 km² (81.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)	40,730
Density	310.92/km² (500.4/sq mi)
Mayor	Justo Hernández (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0239
Website	simonbolivar-miranda.gob.ve

The Simón Bolívar Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 40,730.^[1] The town of San Francisco de Yare is the shire town of the Simón Bolívar Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Simón Bolívar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 40,730 (up from 34,454 in 2000). This amounts to 1.4% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 500.4 people per square mile (310.92/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Simón Bolívar Municipality is Justo Hernández, elected on October 31, 2004 with 32% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Armando Vargas shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; San Francisco de Yare and San Antonio de Yare.^[7]