| Simón Bolívar | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Municipio Simón Bolívar | |
| Location in Anzoátegui | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Anzoátegui |
| Shiretown | Barcelona |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Inés Sifontes (PSUV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,706 km2 (658.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 428,391 |
| • Density | 251.1/km2 (650.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0281 |
| Website | Official website |
The Simón Bolívar 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 428,391.[1] The city of Barcelona is the shire town of the Simón Bolívar Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Simón Bolívar Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.
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The Simón Bolívar Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 428,391 (up from 378,285 in 2000). This amounts to 29.6% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 251.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (650.4 /sq mi).[4]
The mayor of the Simón Bolívar Municipality is Inés Sifontes, elected on November 23, 2008 with 47% of the vote.[5] She replaced José Pérez Fernández shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into six parishes; El Carmen, San Cristóbal, Bergantín, Caigua, El Pilar, and Naricual.[2]