Sir Artur McGregor Municipality

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Municipio Sir Arthur McGregor
Location of Sir Arthur McGregor within Anzoátegui [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Anzoátegui
Shiretown	El Chaparro
Area	1,115 km² (692.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)	9,434
Density	8.46/km² (13.6/sq mi)
Mayor	María Agustina Rondón de Salazar (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0283
Website	sirgregory-anzoategui.gob.ve

The Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 9,434.^[1] The town of El Chaparro is the shire town of the Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality.^[2]

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

[edit] Demographics

The Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 9,434 (up from 8,590 in 2000). This amounts to 0.6% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 13.6 people per square mile (8.46/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality is María Agustina Rondón de Salazar, elected on October 31, 2004 with 51% of the vote.^[5] She replaced Odocar Ramos shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; El Chaparro and Tomás Alfaro Calatrava.^[7]