| Andrés Eloy Blanco | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Municipio Andrés Eloy Blanco | |
| Location in Lara | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Lara |
| Shiretown | Sanare |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfredo Antonio Orozco (MVR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 708 km2 (273.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 49,812 |
| • Density | 70.4/km2 (182.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0253 |
| Website | Official website |
The Andrés Eloy Blanco 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 49,812.[1] The town of Sanare is the county seat 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 49,812 (up from 43,194 in 2000). This amounts to 2.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 70.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (182.2 /sq mi).[4]
The mayor of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is Alfredo Antonio Orozco, elected on October 31, 2004 with 64% of the vote.[5] He replaced Daniel Quiñonez shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Pío Tamayo, Quebrada Honda de Guache, and Yacambú.[2]