Crespo Municipality

Crespo Municipality
Municipio Crespo
Municipality

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Location in Lara
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Crespo Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°18′00″N 69°10′00″W / 10.3°N 69.16667°W / 10.3; -69.16667Coordinates: 10°18′00″N 69°10′00″W / 10.3°N 69.16667°W / 10.3; -69.16667
Country  Venezuela
State Lara
Municipal seat Duaca
Government
 • Mayor Miguel Valecillos Paul (MVR)
Area
 • Total 875 km2 (338 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 49,813
 • Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0253
Website Official website

The Crespo 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 49,813.[1] The town of Duaca is the shire town of the Crespo Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Crespo Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 49,813 (up from 43,407 in 2000). This amounts to 2.8% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 56.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (147.4/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Crespo Municipality is Miguel Valecillos Paul, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 83% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Fréitez and José María Blanco .[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  2. 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Lara.zip%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  3. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  4. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/lara/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  5. ↑ http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/11/alcaldedis=0&edo=11&mun=1&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.
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