| Andrés Eloy Blanco | |
|---|---|
| — Municipality — | |
| Municipio Andrés Eloy Blanco | |
| Location in Barinas | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Barinas |
| Shiretown | El Cantón |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zulay Martínez Fuentes (MVR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,493 km2 (576.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 18,816 |
| • Density | 12.6/km2 (32.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0278 |
| Website | Official website |
The Andrés Eloy Blanco 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 18,816.[1] The town of El Cantón is the shire town of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan poet Andrés Eloy Blanco.
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The Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 18,816 (up from 15,847 in 2000). This amounts to 2.5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 12.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (33 /sq mi).[4]
The mayor of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is Zulay Martínez Fuentes, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 69% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; El Cantón, Santa Cruz de Guacas, and Puerto Vivas.[2]
In 2008 it established a sister-relationship with Dane County, Wisconsin -- http://www.dane-andres.org/