Alberto Adriani Municipality
Alberto Adriani Municipality Municipio Alberto Adriani | |||
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Municipality | |||
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Location in Mérida | |||
Alberto Adriani Municipality Location in Venezuela | |||
Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°40′W / 8.6°N 71.67°WCoordinates: 8°36′N 71°40′W / 8.6°N 71.67°W | |||
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State | Mérida | ||
Municipal seat | El Vigía | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Juan Peña (MUD) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 683 km2 (264 sq mi) | ||
Population (2011) | |||
• Total | 250,257 | ||
• Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (VET) | ||
Area code(s) | 0275 | ||
Website | Official website | ||
The Alberto Adriani Municipality (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto aˈðɾjani]) (better known as El Vigia) is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 128,222.[1] The town of El Vigía is the shire town of the Alberto Adriani Municipality.[2]
Demographics
The Alberto Adriani Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 128,222 (up from 109,215 in 2000). This amounts to 15.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 187.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (486/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Alberto Adriani Municipality is Luis Guillermo Rojas Mendoza, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 59% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Presidente Betancourt, Presidente Páez, Presidente Rómulo Gallegos, Gabriel Picón González, Héctor Amable Mora, José Nucete Sardi, and Pulido Méndez.[2]
Transportation
Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport serves the town, with three commercial airlines flying to it.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/12/alcaldedis=0&edo=12&mun=1&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
External links
- albertoadriani-merida.gob.ve (in Spanish)