Aricagua Municipality

Aricagua Municipality
Municipio Aricagua
Municipality

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Location in Mérida
Map showing the location of Aricagua Municipality within Venezuela
Aricagua Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°13′33″N 71°08′40″W / 8.225698°N 71.144577°W / 8.225698; -71.144577Coordinates: 8°13′33″N 71°08′40″W / 8.225698°N 71.144577°W / 8.225698; -71.144577
Country  Venezuela
State Mérida
Municipal seat Aricagua
Government
 • Mayor Nelson Jesus Márquez Rojas (AD)
Area
 • Total 790 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 4,564
 • Density 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0274
Website Official website

The Aricagua Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality had a population of 4,564.[1] The town of Aricagua is the shire town of the Aricagua Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Aricagua Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, had a population of 4,564 (up from 4,514 in 2000). This amounted to 0.5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Aricagua Municipality is Nelson Jesus Márquez Rojas, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 59% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Aricagua and San Antonio.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  5. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/12/alcaldedis=0&edo=12&mun=22&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  • [http://aricagua-merida.gob.ve/ aricagua-merida.gob.ve] (in Spanish)
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