Lima Blanco Municipality

Lima Blanco
Municipality
Municipio Lima Blanco

Location in Cojedes
Country  Venezuela
State Cojedes
Shiretown Macapo
Government
 • Mayor José Orangel Sánchez Fernández (MVR)
Area
 • Total 127 km2 (49 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 9,161
 • Density 72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0258
Website Official website

The Lima Blanco Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality had a population of 9,161.[1] The town of Macapo is the shire town of the Lima Blanco Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Lima Blanco Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, had a population of 9,161 (up from 7,965 in 2000). This amounted to 3.1% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 72.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (186.8/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Lima Blanco Municipality is José Orangel Sánchez Fernández, elected on October 31, 2004 with 36% of the vote.[5] He replaced Moraima Machado shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Macapo and La Aguadita (previous to December 30, 1994, the Lima Blanco Municipality contained only a single parish).[2]

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