Barinas Municipality

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Barinas
Municipality
Municipio Barinas
Location in Barinas
Country  Venezuela
State Barinas
Shiretown Barinas
Government
 • Mayor Adán Chavez (MVR)
Area
 • Total 3,304 km2 (1,276 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 319,387
 • Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0273
Website Official website

The Barinas Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Barinas.[1] The town of Barinas is the shire town of the Barinas Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Barinas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 319,387 (up from 270,779 in 2000). This amounts to 42.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 96.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (250 /sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Barinas Municipality is Julio César Reyes, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 90% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into 14 parishes; Barinas, Alfredo Arvelo Larriva, San Silvestre, Santa Inés, Santa Lucía, Torunos, El Carmen, Rómulo Betancourt, Corazón de Jesús, Ramón Ignacio Méndez, Alto Barinas, Manuel Palacio Fajardo, Juan Antonio Rodríguez Domínguez, and Dominga Ortiz de Páez.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Barinas.zip
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/barinas/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls
  5. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/5/alcaldedis=0&edo=5&mun=2&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf

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