| Bolívar | |
|---|---|
| — Municipality — | |
| Municipio Bolívar | |
| Location in Táchira | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Táchira |
| Shiretown | San Antonio del Táchira |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Vicente Cañas Alviarez (MVR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 204 km2 (78.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 60,149 |
| • Density | 294.8/km2 (763.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0276 |
| Website | Official website |
The Bolívar Municipality is one of the 29 municipalities that makes up the western Venezuelan state of Táchira and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 60,149.[1] The town of San Antonio del Táchira is the shiretown of the Bolívar Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.
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The Bolívar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 60,149 (up from 50,209 in 2000). This amounts to 5.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 294.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (763.7 /sq mi).[4]
The mayor of the Bolívar Municipality is Juan Vicente Cañas Alviarez, elected on October 31, 2004 with 48% of the vote.[5] He replaced Ramon Vivas shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into four parishes; Bolívar, Palotal, Juan Vicente Gómez, and Isaías Medina Angarita (parishes Juan Vicente Gómez and Isaías Medina Angarita were officially separated from the Bolívar parish on January 25, 1995).[2]