Iribarren Municipality

Iribarren
—  Municipality  —
Municipio Iribarren
Location in Lara
Country  Venezuela
State Lara
Shiretown Barquisimeto
Government
 • Mayor Amalia Sáez (PSUV)
Area
 • Total 2,760 km2 (1,065.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 1,027,022
 • Density 372.1/km2 (963.8/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0251
Website Official website

The Iribarren 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 1,027,022.[1] The town of Barquisimeto is the shire town of the Iribarren Municipality.[2]

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Demographics

The Iribarren Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 1,027,022 (up from 915,634 in 2000). This amounts to 57.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 372.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (963.8 /sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Iribarren Municipality is Amalia Sáez, elected on november 23, 2009. The municipality is divided into 10 parishes; Catedral, Concepción, El Cují, Juan de Villegas, Santa Rosa, Tamaca, Unión, Aguedo Felipe Alvarado, Buena Vista, and Juárez.[2]

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