Simón Planas Municipality

Simón Planas Municipality
Municipio Simón Planas
Municipality

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Location in Lara
Map showing the location of Simón Planas Municipality within Venezuela
Simón Planas Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°53′43″N 69°02′58″W / 9.895358°N 69.049424°W / 9.895358; -69.049424Coordinates: 9°53′43″N 69°02′58″W / 9.895358°N 69.049424°W / 9.895358; -69.049424
Country  Venezuela
State Lara
Municipal seat Sarare
Government
 • Mayor Fermín Marín (PSUV)
Area
 • Total 808 km2 (312 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 35,170
 • Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0251
Website Official website

The Simón Planas 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 35,170.[1] The town of Sarare is the shire town of the Simón Planas Municipality.[2]

History

The municipality was officially founded in 1990.

Demographics

The Simón Planas Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 35,170 (up from 29,521 in 2000). This amounts to 2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 43.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (112.7/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Simón Planas Municipality is Naudy Jesús Ledezma Canelón, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 61% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into three parishes; Sarare, Buría, and Gustavo Vegas León.[2]

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