Palavecino Municipality

Palavecino Municipality
Municipio Palavecino
Municipality

Flag

Location in Lara
Map showing the location of Palavecino Municipality within Venezuela
Palavecino Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°01′59″N 69°15′48″W / 10.0331°N 69.2633°W / 10.0331; -69.2633Coordinates: 10°01′59″N 69°15′48″W / 10.0331°N 69.2633°W / 10.0331; -69.2633
Country  Venezuela
State Lara
Municipal seat Cabudare
Government
 • Mayor Aura Contreras de Rivero (MVR)
Area
 • Total 440 km2 (170 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 155,653
 • Density 350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0251
Website Official website

The Palavecino 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 155,653.[1] The town of Cabudare is the shire town of the Palavecino Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Palavecino Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 155,653 (up from 137,294 in 2000). This amounts to 8.7% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 353.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (916.2/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Palavecino Municipality is Aura Contreras de Rivero, elected on October 31, 2004 with 32% of the vote.[5] She replaced Diego Antonio Rivero shortly after the elections.[6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Cabudare, José Gregorio Bastidas, and Agua Viva .[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.