Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, Lara
Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality Municipio Andrés Eloy Blanco | ||
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Municipality | ||
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Location in Lara | ||
Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality Location in Venezuela | ||
Coordinates: 9°46′56″N 69°47′35″W / 9.78222°N 69.7931°WCoordinates: 9°46′56″N 69°47′35″W / 9.78222°N 69.7931°W | ||
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State | Lara | |
Municipal seat | Sanare | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Alfredo Antonio Orozco (MVR) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 708 km2 (273 sq mi) | |
Population (2007) | ||
• Total | 49,812 | |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (VET) | |
Area code(s) | 0253 | |
Website | Official website | |
The Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Lara and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 49,812.[1] The town of Sanare is the county seat of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan poet Andrés Eloy Blanco.
Demographics
The Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 49,812 (up from 43,194 in 2000). This amounts to 2.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 70.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (182.2/sq mi).[4]
Government
The mayor of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality is Alfredo Antonio Orozco, elected on October 31, 2004 with 64% of the vote.[5] He replaced Daniel Quiñonez shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Pío Tamayo, Quebrada Honda de Guache, and Yacambú.[2]
Administrative divisions
There are 3 parroquias (Spanish for parishes):
Quebrada Honda de Guache
Pío Tamayo
Yacambú
References
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/11/alcaldedis=0&edo=11&mun=8&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
- andreseloyblanco.gob.ve (in Spanish)