Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality

Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality
Municipio Francisco Linares Alcántara
Municipality

Flag
Seal

Location in Aragua
Map showing the location of Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality within Venezuela
Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°12′28″N 67°33′34″W / 10.207836°N 67.559386°W / 10.207836; -67.559386Coordinates: 10°12′28″N 67°33′34″W / 10.207836°N 67.559386°W / 10.207836; -67.559386
Country  Venezuela
State Aragua
Municipal seat Santa Rita, Venezuela
Government
 • Mayor Raiza Márquez (PSUV)
Area
 • Total 24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 123,122
 • Density 5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0243
Website Official website

The Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 123,122. [1] The town of Santa Rita is the shire town of the Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 135,873 (up from 118,146 in 2000). This amounts to 8.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 5,661.38 inhabitants per square kilometre (14,662.9/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality is Raiza Márquez, elected on November 23, 2008 with 56% of the vote.[5] She replaced Hugo R. Peña A. shortly after the elections. The municipality is divided into three parishes; Capital Francisco Linares Alcántara, Francisco de Miranda (separated from Capital Francisco Linares Alcantara parish effective January 30, 1995), and Monseñor Feliciano González (separated from Francisco de Miranda parish effective December 16, 1997).[2]

See also

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.