Arzobispo Chacón Municipality

Arzobispo Chacón Municipality
Municipio Arzobispo Chacón
Municipality

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Location in Mérida
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Arzobispo Chacón Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°07′50″N 71°27′41″W / 8.13069°N 71.4615°W / 8.13069; -71.4615Coordinates: 8°07′50″N 71°27′41″W / 8.13069°N 71.4615°W / 8.13069; -71.4615
Country  Venezuela
State Mérida
Municipal seat Canaguá[*]
Government
 • Mayor Carlos Andrès Chacòn Mora (MVR)
Area
 • Total 1,659 km2 (641 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 15,850
 • Density 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0275
Website Official website

The Arzobispo Chacón Municipality 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 15,850.[1] The town of Canaguá is the shire town of the Arzobispo Chacón Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Arzobispo Chacón Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 15,850 (up from 15,586 in 2000). This amounts to 1.9% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 9.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (24/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Arzobispo Chacón Municipality is Carlos Andrès Chacòn Mora, elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.[5] He replaced Gerardo Duran shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Capital Arzobispo Chacón, Capurí, Chacantá, El Molino, Guaimaral, Mucutuy, and Mucuchachí.[2]

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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=3&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://arzobispochacon-merida.gob.ve/ arzobispochacon-merida.gob.ve] (in Spanish)


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