Libertador Municipality, Carabobo

Libertador
Municipality
Municipio Libertador

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Location in Carabobo
Country  Venezuela
State Carabobo
Shiretown Tocuyito
Government
 • Mayor Carmen Alvarez (PSUV)
Area
 • Total 558 km2 (215 sq mi)
Elevation 457 m (1,499 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 225,123
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0241
Website Official website

The Libertador Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities (municipios) that makes up Carabobo State of Venezuela and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 175,255.[1] The town of Tocuyito is the shire town of the Libertador Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Libertador Municipality", in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.

Demographics

The Libertador Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 175,255 (up from 149,721 in 2000). This amounts to 7.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 314.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (813.5/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Libertador Municipality is Carmen Alvarez, elected on November 23, 2008 with 49% of the vote.[5] She replaced Argenis Isaias Loreto Puerta shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into two parishes; Tocuyito and Independencia.[2]

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