Las Mercedes Municipality

Las Mercedes Municipality
Municipio Las Mercedes
Municipality

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Location in Guárico
Map showing the location of Las Mercedes Municipality within Venezuela
Las Mercedes Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°06′07″N 66°24′00″W / 9.10193°N 66.39995°W / 9.10193; -66.39995Coordinates: 9°06′07″N 66°24′00″W / 9.10193°N 66.39995°W / 9.10193; -66.39995
Country  Venezuela
State Guárico
Municipal seat Las Mercedes del Llano
Area
  Total 7,691 km2 (2,970 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 31,825
  Density 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0238
Website Official website

The Las Mercedes Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the central Venezuelan state of Guárico and, according to a 2010 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 31,825.[1]

Overview

The town of Las Mercedes del Llano is the shire town of the Las Mercedes Municipality.[2]

The Municipality includes the 4.8 km Third Orinoco River Crossing, between Cabruta and Caicara del Orinoco in Bolívar.

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