Crespo Municipality

Crespo
Municipality
Municipio Crespo

Location in Lara
Country  Venezuela
State Lara
Shiretown Duaca
Government
  Mayor Miguel Valecillos Paul (MVR)
Area
  Total 875 km2 (338 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 49,813
  Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0253
Website Official website

The Crespo 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 49,813.[1] The town of Duaca is the shire town of the Crespo Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Crespo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 49,813 (up from 43,407 in 2000). This amounts to 2.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 56.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (147.4/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Crespo Municipality is Miguel Valecillos Paul, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 83% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Fréitez and José María Blanco .[2]

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