Simón Planas Municipality

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Municipio Simón Planas
Location of Simón Planas within Lara [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Lara
Shiretown	Sarare
Area	808 km² (502.1 sq mi)
Population (2007)	35,170
Density	43.53/km² (70.1/sq mi)
Mayor	Naudy Jesús Ledezma Canelón (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0251
Website	simonplanas-lara.gob.ve

The Simón Planas 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 35,170.^[1] The town of Sarare is the shire town of the Simón Planas Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] History

The municipality was officially founded in 1990.

[edit] Demographics

The Simón Planas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 35,170 (up from 29,521 in 2000). This amounts to 2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 70.1 people per square mile (43.53/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Simón Planas Municipality is Naudy Jesús Ledezma Canelón, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Sarare, Buría, and Gustavo Vegas León.^[7]