Libertador Municipality, Mérida

Libertador Municipality
Municipio Libertador
Municipality

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Location in Mérida
Map showing the location of Libertador Municipality within Venezuela
Libertador Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°09′W / 8.6°N 71.15°W / 8.6; -71.15Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°09′W / 8.6°N 71.15°W / 8.6; -71.15
Country  Venezuela
State Mérida
Municipal seat Mérida
Government
 • Mayor Carlos García
Area
 • Total 803 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 232,011
 • Density 290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0274
Website Official website

The Libertador 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 232,011.[1] The city of Mérida is the shire town of the Libertador Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Libertador Municipality", in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/merida/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  2. ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
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