Libertador Municipality, Aragua

The Libertador Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 114,355.[1] The town of Palo Negro is the municipal seat of the Libertador Municipality.[2]

Libertador Municipality

Municipio Libertador
Municipality
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Location in Aragua
Libertador Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°12′N 67°36′W
Country Venezuela
StateAragua
Government
 • MayorGonzalo Díaz (MVR)
Area
 • Total52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total114,355
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0243
WebsiteOfficial website

Name

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 87,520 (up from 78,427 in 2000). This amounts to 5.3% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 1,683.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,359.2/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Libertador Municipality is Gonzalo Díaz, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 47% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Libertador and San Martín de Porres (created on January 30, 1995).[2]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip%5B%5D
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/4/alcaldedis=0&edo=4&mun=9&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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