Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality

Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality
Municipio Sir Arthur McGregor
Municipality

Location in Anzoátegui
Map showing the location of Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality within Venezuela
Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 9°09′08″N 65°00′55″W / 9.15227°N 65.01537°W / 9.15227; -65.01537Coordinates: 9°09′08″N 65°00′55″W / 9.15227°N 65.01537°W / 9.15227; -65.01537
Country  Venezuela
State Anzoátegui
Municipal seat El Chaparro
Government
 • Mayor María Agustina Rondón de Salazar (PSUV)
Area
 • Total 1,115 km2 (431 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 9,768
 • Density 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s) 0283
Website Official website

The Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 9,768. [1] The town of El Chaparro is the shire town of the Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality.[2]

Demographics

The Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 9,434 (up from 8,590 in 2000). This amounts to 0.6% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 8.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.9/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality is María Agustina Rondón de Salazar, re-elected November 23, 2008 with 66% of the vote.[5] The municipality is divided into two parishes; El Chaparro and Tomás Alfaro Calatrava.[2]

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