Aricagua Municipality

Aricagua
Municipality
Municipio Aricagua

Location in Mérida
Country  Venezuela
State Mérida
Shiretown Aricagua
Government
  Mayor Nelson Jesus Márquez Rojas (AD)
Area
  Total 790 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 4,564
  Density 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0274
Website Official website

The Aricagua Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality had a population of 4,564.[1] The town of Aricagua is the shire town of the Aricagua Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Aricagua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, had a population of 4,564 (up from 4,514 in 2000). This amounted to 0.5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Aricagua Municipality is Nelson Jesus Márquez Rojas, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 59% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Aricagua and San Antonio.[2]

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Coordinates: 8°13′33″N 71°08′41″W / 8.2257°N 71.1446°W