Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality

Mario Briceño Iragorry
Municipality
Municipio Mario Briceño Iragorry

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Location in Aragua
Country  Venezuela
State Aragua
Shiretown El Limón
Government
 • Mayor Carlos Javier Velarde (MVR)
Area
 • Total 53 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 103,269
 • Density 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zone VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s) 0243
Website Official website

The Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 103,269.[1] The town of El Limón is the shire town of the Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality.[2] The municipality is named for the writer Mario Briceño Iragorry.

Demographics

The Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 103,269 (up from 98,429 in 2000). This amounts to 6.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1,948.47 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,046.5/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality is Carlos Javier Velarde, elected on October 31, 2004 with 52% of the vote.[5] He replaced Pedro Maurera shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Mario Briceño Iragorry and Caña de Azúcar (created January 30, 1995).[2]

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